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cowgod:

here's a pic of the marquee.

http://www.4shared.com/file/35480328/1807f70f/marquee_power.html

it is indeed wired in with the power switch that is on the top of the cabinet.  per your suggestion, delusional, would it be safe to assume the two wires coming out of this marquee are also 12v and ground?  if so, then i could wire them into a 4 pin molex and hook them up to my pc power supply right (as is common on regular pc case fans)?

SirPeale:

Yeah...uh, no.  110V AC, my friend.

I can't see what's behind that Molex because your hand is in the way, but it's moot anyway.  Your fixture appears to be just fine.  Just wire it into 110V AC and be done with it.

In the event that the bulb or ballast are bunk, just buy a cheap under counter 18" fixture from Wal-Mart or Home Depot (or better yet, your locally owned hardware store).  Transplant the ballast or bulb into the unit.  Cheaper than getting individual part replacements.  And you're done.

DeLuSioNal29:


--- Quote from: cowgod on January 21, 2008, 11:57:00 am ---here's a pic of the marquee.

http://www.4shared.com/file/35480328/1807f70f/marquee_power.html

it is indeed wired in with the power switch that is on the top of the cabinet.  per your suggestion, delusional, would it be safe to assume the two wires coming out of this marquee are also 12v and ground?  if so, then i could wire them into a 4 pin molex and hook them up to my pc power supply right (as is common on regular pc case fans)?

--- End quote ---
I'm not sure how it would work with the molex connector you have, I was just suggesting that you scrap it all together and purchase the LED light for $17.95.  Then simply connect it to a spliced molex connector from the PC power supply (yellow and black wires) (12v - yellow / ground - black) directly in the computer case.  That way it makes it nice and neat when turning your PC on.

But you can try what Peale suggested as well.

I took another pic of my lit marquee (this time in the dark) last night to show you how it looks lit with the LED light.

Good luck.

~ DeLuSioNaL

cowgod:

sorry i'm such a newb...

so how exactly do i wire it up?  just cut off a plug from some old lamp or something and solder them together?

maybe i'd be better off just buying a new light like you suggested.  i just figured if this light was still good, why throw it away...

DeLuSioNal29:

I'm not really sure how it would be wired up.  I was a newbie too, and didn't really feel like messing with electricity (110v) so I chose the safer route.  Also, there was no guarantee that the light fixture that was already in there worked to begin with.  That and the fact that I didn't want to ever change out the bulb when it died... ever.

~ D

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