Posted by Joe on September 21, 1999 at 12:10:35:
In Reply to: Re: Coin door lights posted by Andy Geez on September 21, 1999 at 07:13:37:
Some questions regarding power supply usage:
1. The trackball interface requires +5v at 200ma. Are arcade power supplies "universal" with respect to amps? I wouldn't want to find out mine put out more than 200ma the hard way. (I hate the smell of burning interfaces in the morning.)
2. Is it viable to hook up two interfaces to one +5v post, or is it a "one per customer"? In other words, with two attached to one post, will they each get enough power? Will it cause undue stress on the power supply?
3. Are there any negative effects (such as burning out the power supply) by running ONLY coin door lights?
Joe
: I think Coin doors need 12V power to run the lamp, my bulb is +12V, why don't you just buy a Jamma power supply, you could power all sorts of Arcade parts from that as it is has +5v, -5v and +12v, thats what I am doing, and I will run my serial trackball interface from that..