Question Regarding PacLED64 and NovaGem Coin Buttons

[sreisig1]

Hey Guys,

I have a PacLED64 controller and just bought some Novagem Coin Replacement buttons from GGG only to come to realize that the PacLED64 uses 12v and the Novagem's leds require a 5v connection. If I got one of these for each coin button would I be in the clear?

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[AndyWarne]

The cable we supply with the PacLED64 is wired for 5 volts

Andy

[sreisig1]

The cable we supply with the PacLED64 is wired for 5 volts

Andy

Andy, so I can just plug the Novagem coin buttons directly to the pacled64 and be fine?

Another question since I have you here, do you know what size power plug the pacled64 uses? is it 5.5 x 2.1mm?

[RandyT]

...so I can just plug the Novagem coin buttons directly to the pacled64 and be fine?

Doubtful.  Not enough current available to light the high-output LED in the NovaGemCDR .

[sreisig1]

Doubtful.  Not enough current available to light the high-output LED in the NovaGemCDR .

I have an extra molex connector lying around. SO should I just connect it to the 5v molex and plug into my computer?

[RandyT]

I have an extra molex connector lying around. SO should I just connect it to the 5v molex and plug into my computer?

If you just want it to stay on when the system is powered, then yes, this should be fine.  Just don't replace the wiring on the CDR unit, as there is a resistor in-line which is required to be present.

[IAmDotorg]

...so I can just plug the Novagem coin buttons directly to the pacled64 and be fine?

Doubtful.  Not enough current available to light the high-output LED in the NovaGemCDR .

It works fine for me. I have four of them, and they work flawlessly off both the PACLED64 and the I-PAC Ultimate. (I have both in my cabinet.)

[RandyT]

It works fine for me. I have four of them, and they work flawlessly off both the PACLED64 and the I-PAC Ultimate. (I have both in my cabinet.)

Interesting.  I thought these devices were limited to 20ma output current?  I'm guessing they light, but not at anywhere near the brightness they are capable of.

Try giving them straight 5v from a pc power supply and check the difference.

[IAmDotorg]

It works fine for me. I have four of them, and they work flawlessly off both the PACLED64 and the I-PAC Ultimate. (I have both in my cabinet.)

Interesting.  I thought these devices were limited to 20ma output current?  I'm guessing they light, but not at anywhere near the brightness they are capable of.

Try giving them straight 5v from a pc power supply and check the difference.

*shrug*  Its bright enough I have to run them at less than 100%. I want to light them up when the system is running something that takes coins (like MAME). I'm not lighting up the room. I'd say they're brighter at 100% than the Ultralux RGB buttons are at 100%, but probably not by a lot. Definitely not dimmer.

I guess if you have a need to light them up as bright as possible and don't want them under computer control, then maybe its not sufficient, but its hard to imagine any use case where they're not plenty bright.

[RandyT]

*shrug*  Its bright enough I have to run them at less than 100%. I want to light them up when the system is running something that takes coins (like MAME). I'm not lighting up the room. I'd say they're brighter at 100% than the Ultralux RGB buttons are at 100%, but probably not by a lot. Definitely not dimmer.

I guess if you have a need to light them up as bright as possible and don't want them under computer control, then maybe its not sufficient, but its hard to imagine any use case where they're not plenty bright.

That's fine, I'm glad to hear that they are usable at even 1/5 of the specified current.  The LED will probably last forever at that level.  It should probably be noted for the sake of others reading the thread, however, that they can be computer controlled at full output using the high-current outputs of controllers where this is an option, and with any output on the LED-Wiz controllers.