Powering up second power supply

[TheShaner]

I have a second PC power supply in my cabinet that I have intended on using for all of my lights.  I currently have it hooked to my Marquee lights, but when I turn on the cabinet, the second power supply does not come on.  Is there some trick to getting it to fire up without it being attached to a computer?

[Nephasth]

You have to jump the green wire to ground (any adjascent black wire) on the mobo connector.

[TheShaner]

So, pull out the green wire from
The mobo connector on that power supply and run it to any ground in the cab?

[BobA]

No you run it to a ground on the same connector that you pulled it out from. Second PS Ground.

[Nephasth]

This is how I do it on a PS I use for testing. The wire is held in place with some hot glue.

[TheShaner]

cool. Thanks. 

So I did this, I pulled the two wires out and bound them together.  Now when I flip everything on, the power supply lights up the lights for just a sec and then goes immediately off.  I cut off all of the other wires on that connector, should I not have done that?  I figured it wouldnt matter since they are not being used.  If it doesnt, why in the heck would I have power for just a sec then nothing?

[Nephasth]

Sounds like you've shorted something...

[TheShaner]

really weird because it acts the same whether I hook anything up to it or not.  It started happening after I cut the connector off.  I guess I will go clip and tape each of the wires that are loose now to make sure there is nothing touching. 

[Thenasty]

to bad you live to far away.
You could have taken some of this from me.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=101280.0