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Title: First time with a coin door
Post by: quadrider1 on October 14, 2010, 07:30:59 pm

I want the 5 volt lights to work but where does the wires go? I have the ipac and opti pac, and will the computer be able to power them. Thank you

Title: Re: First time with a coin door
Post by: spauldingd on October 14, 2010, 07:52:05 pm

I think most guys hack up a disk drive Y power splitter.  It seems the easiest way.

Title: Re: First time with a coin door
Post by: spauldingd on October 14, 2010, 07:57:10 pm

I used this page as a guide:
http://retroblast.arcadecontrols.com/articles/coindoor.html (http://retroblast.arcadecontrols.com/articles/coindoor.html)

Title: Re: First time with a coin door
Post by: Marsupial on October 14, 2010, 11:50:27 pm

the lights in the coin doors, are they 5V, or 12V?

Title: Re: First time with a coin door
Post by: DillonFoulds on October 15, 2010, 07:50:30 pm

It varies entirely by bulb. I've seen 5, 6, 7, 10, and 12.

Personally, I had 6.7v bulbs, and 5v made them look way too dim and overall crappy. I went to a local auto store chain, and picked up 4 RV brake light bulbs that had matching bases, and required 12 volts, drew 12v off the hdd cables as mentioned. They look GREAT!