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Title: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: BUCKETHEAD on November 18, 2005, 07:19:31 pm
I have a empty ROLLING THUNDER cabinet,

That im not planning on doing anything with.

I am thinking about making something simple and cheap,

For my Best Friend's little brother.  (He wants a ARCADE MACHINE bad!)

I thought about hacking a JAKKS  MS. PAC-MAN  and putting it in for him.

(He loves my real PAC-MAN cabinet)  ;)

My question is this?

I want to put an Arcade power supply in it.

Will the 5+V be enough to run the hacked JAKKS stick?

Or will i need more Juice?

And will i need to put some fuses in between the AC cord and the Power Supply?

I want to light the Coin Door with it to.

I know it will not be functional. But it will give the setup a more realistic feel.

That is why i would like to run everything with an Arcade Power Supply.

Thanks for any suggestions?


Bucket ...
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: RayB on November 18, 2005, 07:37:34 pm
Do Jakks games come with their own power supply?
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: BUCKETHEAD on November 18, 2005, 07:52:00 pm
Yeah,

Batteries.

Which would be a pain in the @ss!

To have to change out when they die all the time.

I know some People have Hacked some JAKKS games here before.

But im not sure how many Volts they require?

And if they can be run off the 5+V on a Arcade Power supply?

I had in mind something like this?







15 AMP Penn-Ray Powertec
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: quarterback on November 18, 2005, 07:54:59 pm
Quote from: BUCKETHEAD on November 18, 2005, 07:52:00 pm
I know some People have Hacked some JAKKS games here before.

But im not sure how many Volts they require?

And if they can be run off the 5+V on a Arcade Power supply?

Do a search and I bet you'll find what you need, I know for a fact that the required voltage info has been posted here.
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: SirPeale on November 19, 2005, 08:01:55 am
Yeah, it'll work fine.  Kind of overkill, though.

You may have a wall wart (wall transformer adaptor) that can work.  Just make sure you measure the voltage before hooking it up.  Even though it may *say* 5V, it may output much more.
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: BUCKETHEAD on November 19, 2005, 10:55:47 am
Thanks for the confirmation Peale.

Yeah i know kind of OVERKILL.

But i want to use a ARCADE power Supply to light the Coin Door.

More Realistic touch.   ;)

But this way?  Do i need to put some fuses in between to AC cord and the Power

Supply?

Or can i hook the cord straight up to the Power Supply?

Thanks!

BUCKET ....
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: markrvp on November 19, 2005, 11:56:16 am
The Jakks use 6v so turn up the +5V output on the arcade power supply.  Why not just put a surge protector plug strip in the cabinet and plug the TV and the power supply into that?  The plug strip will have a fuse and you can power both off one cable.

Check out my thread HERE (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=36591.0) to see how I hacked three Jakks controllers into one cabinet and one set of controls.

I used three different 6v wall warts, but I may buy one switching power supply like you suggested and wire all three of them into it.  The output on that power supply is 15amps which would be way more than enough for three of these babies.
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: BUCKETHEAD on November 19, 2005, 02:23:58 pm
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Why not just put a surge protector plug strip in the cabinet and plug the TV and the power supply into that?  The plug strip will have a fuse and you can power both off one cable.
Because i want to light up the coin door lights.  (For a realistic touch)

I read your posts. I found them very informative.

I plan on using some of your tips!   ;)
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: pmc on November 19, 2005, 04:44:51 pm
Quote from: markrvp on November 19, 2005, 11:56:16 am
Check out my thread HERE (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=36591.0) to see how I hacked three Jakks controllers into one cabinet and one set of controls.

Nicest mini-pac ever. It's inspiring me to do a bartop pac with leftover MDF. If my wife will let me.  ;)

-pmc
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: SirPeale on November 19, 2005, 05:27:57 pm
Quote from: markrvp on November 19, 2005, 11:56:16 am
The Jakks use 6v so turn up the +5V output on the arcade power supply. 

Make sure to measure the voltage with a multimeter.  The Jakks unit will run fine with a lower voltage.  Too low and you'll notice graphics errors.
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: BUCKETHEAD on November 19, 2005, 06:10:45 pm
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Make sure to measure the voltage with a multimeter.  The Jakks unit will run fine with a lower voltage.  Too low and you'll notice graphics errors.





Thanks good advise PEALE.

I went and bought a JAKKS Wireless MS. PACMAN today at WAL-MART

They are $18.77 here in GREENVILLE SC.

I must admit i am impressed with it so far!

Except it takes 8 AA batteries OUCH!
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: markrvp on November 19, 2005, 06:55:58 pm
Quote from: BUCKETHEAD on November 19, 2005, 02:23:58 pm
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Why not just put a surge protector plug strip in the cabinet and plug the TV and the power supply into that?
Title: Re: POWER SUPPLY question
Post by: BUCKETHEAD on November 19, 2005, 07:28:39 pm
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What I mean is, plug the arcade power supply into the surge protector as opposed to wiring in a fuse, distribution block, etc.  The surge protector already has a line filter and fuse built in.  The added benefit is that you can also plug your TV into the surge protector and wire the surge protector to an on/off switch. 

Unless I misunderstand, and you want the coin door lights to always be on. 
 
 
 


Ok, got what you mean now!

Good idea!

Thanks!     ;)