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Monitor/PSU Question (bartop build)
EvilGreenDevil:
The monitor has a simple power cable that runs directly from the wall outlet into the back of the monitor which reads 110/220v. I don't think I will be opening up the back of the monitor.
Regarding the 12v rail, I might have misspoke as I really am unsure how the wiring is handling on the power supply side. Every picture I see and thread I read shows a female cable coming out of the top of the PSU that's connected to the monitor's male cable.
reference: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=110343.0;all
and Randy T's original advice: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=111325.msg1181554#msg1181554
As for a powerstrip option, I would rather not. I'm sure I could find a way to cram a smartstrip in there but I am convinced I can go the PSU rout.
Now that I'm feeling like it's probably OK with my monitor, I'm still a little unsure on the specific wiring I need to do inside the PSU.
BobA:
If you have a single power cable you need AC at whatever is common where you live. 110 or 220. You cannot use the PC supply 12V as your monitor has a power supply inside that converts line voltage to DC.
kahlid74:
--- Quote from: BobA on March 01, 2012, 09:05:47 pm ---If you have a single power cable you need AC at whatever is common where you live. 110 or 220. You cannot use the PC supply 12V as your monitor has a power supply inside that converts line voltage to DC.
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This.
Also, I saw you say you didn't want to open the monitor but as Bramlet said before, the only way to do this is to bypass the monitors internal power supply. If you really want to do this it's not that tough, but you're going to have to get dirty and inside that monitor.
BobA:
It depends what DC power is being supplied by the PS inside the monitor. If is not 12V and 5V you still cannot hook to a computer supply. Some monitors use voltages that are not standard so you would have to get the schematic of the monitor PS before even bothering to open it up. It is probably 12V but you cannot be 100% certain.
EvilGreenDevil:
--- Quote from: BobA on March 02, 2012, 01:42:13 pm ---It depends what DC power is being supplied by the PS inside the monitor. If is not 12V and 5V you still cannot hook to a computer supply. Some monitors use voltages that are not standard so you would have to get the schematic of the monitor PS before even bothering to open it up. It is probably 12V but you cannot be 100% certain.
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did some searching and came up with an article that tears down the monitor for repair so now I'm following what you're saying. I also noted a close-up of the power supply board that shows the power inputs and outputs which reads 5V and 13V....correct?
http://www.ccl-la.com/blog/index.php/repairing-the-samsung-syncmaster-710t/
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