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Help with soldering power connector to PCB?
DeLuSioNal29:
Hello all,
I recently inherited a Konami all in one consumer arcade unit. However, one of the pins on the DC power connector on the circuit board broke off. So I unsoldered it and I'm in the process of locating a replacement part.
However, I was thinking... Is there any reason why I can't cut the power cord end off and solder it directly to the board? If so, what would go where? There are 3 points on the circuitboard, but I'm assuming there are only 2 wires available to solder.
Any ideas? Pics below for reference. The last pic is of how the connector looks.
Thanks in advance for your help with this.
DeLuSioNaL29
DeLuSioNal29:
P.S. - Found this link, but not sure if it will work or not.
http://us.element-14.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=08WX2564&CMP=AFC-UC7427804409
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Encryptor:
You should be able to solder it directly to the board without any issues that I can see. The only thing you need to worry about is to get the polarity correct (ie... + to + and - to -).
Encryptor
DeLuSioNal29:
Yeah, but the trouble is I don't know what wire goes to where. I wish I had the pinout of the connector. There are 3 prongs. Which is negative and which is positive? And what's the 3rd prong for?
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nick3092:
Generally speaking, the negative/ground pin would have attached to a trace on the PCB that runs pretty much everywhere on the board. Should be easy enough to figure out with a multimeter/continuity tester.
Two of the three pins most likely both go to ground. Only one pin would be positive. Again, you should be able to confirm that with a continuity tester on the PCB, or the old jack.
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