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Title: Arcade Power supply
Post by: tbird on June 17, 2016, 07:45:20 am

Hi All, Iv'e started to work on my own Arcade project centralised with a raspberry PI 3 as the main driver, I've spent a lot of time looking at what elements I need to include what's best etc. My current issue is around power. I want have a single power supply at the back of the unit I've looked at installing a arcade power supply like this for example http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/Black-Arcade-JAMMA-Power-Supply.html (http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/Black-Arcade-JAMMA-Power-Supply.html) . I will have the following power supplies

1. 12v Power for Illuminated buttons
2. 12v Power for Speakers
3. Raspberry PI3 2.5 Amp
4. Monitor - Standard UK power
5. Top display light - Standard UK

So my question is I have multiples of for example 12v, can I attach more than 1 item to each terminal so could I for example connect Lights&Speakers together on the same 12v terminal as I only have one. And again could I strip the power cables on the Montior and Top display light and attach them both to the AC

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Arcade Power supply
Post by: Slippyblade on June 17, 2016, 12:52:58 pm

Why not just use a single ATX power supply and pull your various voltages from that?  Then you have ONE power supply in the system, much less of a change of ground issues.

Title: Re: Arcade Power supply
Post by: Thenasty on June 18, 2016, 07:33:34 am

here are free PS.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,101280.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,101280.0.html)

Title: Re: Arcade Power supply
Post by: wbassett on June 18, 2016, 09:11:07 am

Thenasty if you still have some I would be interested in a couple.

Title: Re: Arcade Power supply
Post by: DarthBS on June 18, 2016, 10:31:58 am

thenasty pm sent. need me some power. thanks@!