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Title: Possible ???
Post by: JONTHEBOMB on July 27, 2005, 09:57:26 pm

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

Title: Re: Possible ???
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 27, 2005, 10:13:19 pm

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.

Title: Re: Possible ???
Post by: JONTHEBOMB on July 27, 2005, 10:28:12 pm

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.

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.

Title: Re: Possible ???
Post by: testicle187 on July 28, 2005, 12:00:05 am

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

Title: Re: Possible ???
Post by: JONTHEBOMB on July 28, 2005, 08:20:24 pm

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?

Title: Re: Possible ???
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 28, 2005, 08:36:34 pm

Quote from: JONTHEBOMB on July 28, 2005, 08:20:24 pm

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

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You need to add up the draw on all the devices, and give yourself some headroom.
With LEDs you should be fine, but incandescent lights may depend on the wattage.

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

They make pass-through adapters for case fans that will plug into the molex connectors on the power supply, and have a pigtail for the fan on the other end.
That would be the easiest way.
You could also cut the molex connector off of a set of the extra wires--provided you have an extra connector in your case.

Title: Re: Possible ???
Post by: GameOver on July 28, 2005, 10:08:08 pm

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