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Title: coin door light power ??
Post by: hyiu on September 13, 2002, 03:07:18 pm: Hi All:

I just got a Happs over under coin door... (cost about 80+.. including tax and S&H... almost $100...)

but it looks very nice....

I have a question.... the 2 light bulbs... are they 5V ?? or 12V ?? I was thinking using the PC power supply to light it up.... you know... they have those 4 wires cables....

are they good enough ?? do I need more ?? anything I need to look out ?? so that I won't fry anything ??

thx guys....

;) ;D ;D
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: rampy on September 13, 2002, 03:11:57 pm: If it came with bulbs you can take them out and look on the side of them (on the metal part) and it should have the volts and or amperage...

Mine were 6.2 volts or something weird... I just hacked the end off a multivoltage AC/DC transformer walwart set at 6volts, mostly outa paranoia of toasting the PC powersupply if I accidently short or the current draw is high (although I doubt it would be that high)

YMMV, but that's what I did.

Rampy
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: Sasquatch! on September 13, 2002, 11:51:04 pm: The ones that I got were 5v, so I just hacked up a red/black pair from a PC power supply. They light up just fine.
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: SirPoonga on September 14, 2002, 12:08:28 am: is there a place to get 5v wedge type bulbs?
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: hyiu on September 14, 2002, 03:28:57 pm: I tried the coin door bulb with a switchable transformer...
it seems to be 12V...
I started with 5V.... its dimm....
I switch it all the way up to 12 V....
its bright....

my question is... is there a simple way to get 9V or 12V from the PC ?? cos I don't want to put an extra transformer inside the cab just for the light of the coin door....

well... if I really have no choice... I might just supply it with 5V for now and let it be dimm..... :-\

Thanks for any more suggestions.....
;) ;D
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: bullish4 on September 14, 2002, 11:43:58 pm: You can connect the 5v output from computer's power supply to 6v bulbs without any problem. i spliced a y-connecter that came with one of my case fans.
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: 1UP on September 14, 2002, 11:54:52 pm: I ripped out my bulbs and replaced them with high intensity LEDs. Now I don't have to worry about replaceing them for 10 or 20 years. They're running off a spare 5v adapter for now, but they could easily be connected to PC power.
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: Ken Layton on November 02, 2003, 02:13:03 pm: There should be a number on the bulb like these:

161 (12 volt, wedge base)
194 (12 volt, wedge base)
159 (6 volt, wedge base)
259 (6 volt, wedge base)
555 (6 volt, wedge base)
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: StephenH on November 03, 2003, 01:34:31 am: Yes, you can connect the PC Power supply to them. Note that the 4-wire disk drive connectors out supply +5V on one set of wires, and +12V on the other pair. So, if the bulbs are 5 or 6V, use the 5V pair. If they are 12 to 14 volts, use the 12 volt pair. If they are any other voltage, I would consider a different power method.

It is also a good idea to make sure the power supply outputs enough amperage to power them. Most do, but it is a good idea to check.
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: hyiu on November 03, 2003, 01:47:32 pm: hmmm.... somehow... this thread comes back....

anyway... its a looooong time ago when I ask this question in the beginning...

I ended up using a transformer for the bulbs itself...

thanks... ;D ;)
Title: Re:coin door light power ??
Post by: grafixmonkey on November 04, 2003, 11:47:04 pm: Wow, Sept. 2002 even! At least somebody's reading through info in old articles for once. :D