Omega Race Digital Spinner Installation:

 

1: Open the control panel and remove the existing analog pot:

• Disconnect the union (set screw) that connects the pot shaft to the dial shaft.
• Unscrew the thin nut that holds the pot to the support bracket and pull out the pot. Set it aside, maybe tie it to something so it doesn't just hang loose and possibly get into something by accident.
• Remove the provided thin nut and lock washer from the ORDS encoder shaft.
• Install the ORDS encoder shaft and threaded bushing into the bracket hole where the pot used to be and install the lock washer and thin nut. Make this snug but do not over tighten. You wouldn't want to strip the threads.
• Connect the union to join the new encoder shaft to the dial shaft. It is best to place the set screw in the center of the flat area on the encoder shaft. If the set screw is too short, you can rotate the shaft such that the set screw makes contact on the round side, preferably 90 degrees to the flat side, not directly opposite the flat side.

 

2: For power:

• Fullsize Upright: Find the mated 3x2 molex connector pair under the control panel. Unplug that pair. One of these two connectors mates with the ORDS short harness. Plug that one into the short harness. This connection is polarized and so is idiot-proof so there's no wrong way to do it.

  

   

• Mini (Caberet): Find the 1x6 connector on the A/G board. Unplug it from the A/G board and plug it into the male-to-male adapter that was supplied plugged into your new ORDS. Observe the keyed position.

  

   

• Cocktail and Cockpit: Unfortunately, I never had access to these types of cabs so I cannot provide you with a simple ready-to-plug-in power adapter harness. The ORDS will have been supplied with a simple two-position power harness with wire leads. The White/Red lead must be connected to a +5V supply. The Orange lead should be connected to a circuit ground. You should be able to find +5V at one side of the original pot, or at the 1x6 connector of the A/G board, or at the LEDs on the control panel. Also, +5V and ground is always available somewhere on the connectors of the main CPU board since it obviously operates from the main +5V supply.

 

3: For data:

• Fullsize Upright: Under the control panel, there is a pair of 1x9 molex sockets that are joined together by a 1x9 male-to-male header pin strip. Unplug the connector that comes from the control panel (short one) and plug it into the header on the ORDS board. Notice that it is keyed and only fits properly one way. Be careful to support the ORDS board while you press on the connector so as to not put any undo stress on the encoder-to-PCB connection.
• The other connector from that male-to-male header connection, one that is part of a long harness that goes way down to the analog converter board is no longer attached to anything. Tie it up somewhere so it doesn't touch anything while not in use.
• Mini (Caberet): In this cab, the A/G board is mounted directly under the control panel. It has no data extension cable like the fullsize upright has. The data cable goes directly from the A/G board to the CPU board (or its daughterboard). Simply unplug the 1x9 molex connector of the data harness from the A/G board and plug it into the 1x9 header of the ORDS board. Be careful to support the ORDS board while you press on the connector so as to not put any undo stress on the encoder-to-PCB connection.
• Cocktail and Cockpit: Unfortunately, I can't help you much here. I suspect that the data connection is made in a similar fashion as either the fullsize UR or the Mini. Locate the A/G board. If it is a long way (say 18" to 24") away from the control panel, it's probably connected by an extension cable as in the fullsize UR cab. In that case, follow the instructions above for the fullsize UR cabinet. If the A/G board is located very close to the control panel, then it is likely a direct connection similar to the Mini cabinet. In that case, follow the instructions above for the Mini cabinet. Regardless, the bottom line is that the data connector that you are interested in will be a 1x9 molex located at or very near the control panel. The 1x9 connector that plugs into the ORDS must then run directly to the main CPU board (or daughterboard) and NOT to the A/G board. Check this connection before powering up the system to prevent possible damage to the ORDS board.

 

4: Close the control panel back up. You are ready to play!

 

 

 

 

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