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Powering flourescent light in Ms. Pac Man Cabinet Conversion
secret80sman:
Hey Everyone,
I'm trying to power the original flourescent light in my cabinet. It has the original three cable connecter on the end of it. Is there a cable available that will have an AC plug on the other end or if possible a plug that I could connect to my PSU on the MAME computer? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
DillonFoulds:
Looks like no one's responded yet, what's the actual required voltage of the light? 110-120v, 100v? More? Less?
I'd say figure that out, and following the wiring to find your hot, neutral and ground, and wire as necessary. If it's standard 110v, chop up an ATX (IEC-320) power cable, and wire AND INSULATE!!!! accordingly...
Well Fed Games:
Just bumping this, as I have the same question. I am sure someone knows, it is a pretty common cabinet! :D
BobA:
You can download the whole manual Basement Arcade
But to summarize:
The transformer that the florescent lamp is wired across is shown as the primary side of the isolation transformer 115V to 115V. It has 3 wires L N and Ground. There is no connector shown in the manual but there is a filter, ballast, starter and florescent lamp.
secret80sman:
What does the starter do? Does it have to be pressed when replacing bulbs? I noticed that the lamp connects via a molex connector to a wiring harness that travels down the side of the cabinet to the lower area in the back and terminates in yet another connector. I can probably take a tap there and get an identical connector and break apart an IEC cable like was suggested. Any chance I could purchase one of these premade from someone online? Thanks!