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JONTHEBOMB:

Hello,

For my arcade controller I want:

two Perfect 360's
an illuminated trackball
all the button's on the top illuminated, # of buttons about 22

I'm wondering can I use the I-PAC4 (56-input) Keyboard Encoder
to power all this stuff?

Will a 300watt power supply be enough?

Thanks

NoOne=NBA=:

If you are asking whether all that will interface to the computer via an I-pac, then no.
You will need a separate interface for the trackball.

If you are asking whether you can drive all the lights from the +5v connector on the I-pac, then possibly, but I wouldn't.

I would look into driving LED's directly from your computer's power supply.
The draw on LED's is alot lower than incandescents, and you won't have a huge heater inside your CP that way.

JONTHEBOMB:


--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on July 27, 2005, 10:13:19 pm ---If you are asking whether you can drive all the lights from the +5v connector on the I-pac, then possibly, but I wouldn't.

--- End quote ---

Should I just run the perfect 360's off the I-PAC and then the lights off the power supply?

And could someone give me a site where I could learn how to link LED's with my power supply.  So I don't fry attempting this.

testicle187:

If you are going to power your lights off the power supply, you might as well power your P360s off of it as well. 

JONTHEBOMB:

1) Will a 300watt power supply be enough?
    (OR should I go with a 550watt power supply)

2)How do I take power from the power supply and use it to run the P360's and the lights?


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