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Title: Wiring a LCD monitor to a PC power supply??
Post by: childsremix on January 10, 2009, 02:51:29 pm

I'm currently in the process of building a bartop arcade.  Im trying to set it up so that I only have one cord to plug into wall outlet.  Originally I thought to use a powestrip but there is very little to no room in this bartop to allow this.  Now Im considering cutting the end of a three prong plug and somehow soldering it to the inside of a pc power suppy.  Has anyone tried this or anything similar to this?  Any other ideas or thoughts?  Help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

Title: Re: Wiring a LCD monitor to a PC power supply??
Post by: Ginsu Victim on January 10, 2009, 05:32:34 pm

Edit: My original answer wasn't what he was looking for.

Title: Re: Wiring a LCD monitor to a PC power supply??
Post by: Franco B on January 11, 2009, 01:51:57 am

You could do what mountain did (and subsequently what I'm doing) install a AC inlet socket and take power from that. Cut the plug off the monitor cable and wire it to the socket terminals:

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51525.0;attach=102194;image)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51525.0;attach=102200;image)

Title: Re: Wiring a LCD monitor to a PC power supply??
Post by: childsremix on January 18, 2009, 02:48:07 pm

Excellent idea, question what about opening the power supply and using the cut cord and soldering the wires to the inside of the power supply's ac inlet socket?  The same ac inlet socket that has the wires already soldered to the power supply?  That should work fine too right?