My First LCD Bartop - Assistance Needed

[samelak]

As the title say, I'm building my first LCD Bartop (DK-themed). I've built/restored several arcade before, but never with a computer LCD screen, so I have a few questions regarding electrical work. I apologize in advance if this is covered in another thread, but I searched and did not find my specific questions. Then again, I suck at using forums.

Also, I am new to the forums and hope to contribute in the future. I am aircraft welder and machinist, so if you have any questions about welding/machining, let me know.

Parts Used:
Dell 1708fp 17" monitor
Standard Happ Power Pro arcade power supply
Either a 60-in-1 PCB or JAMMA SD PCB

Q 1)  I want to strip the plug from the LCD monitor and wire it directly to the 110v on the arcade power supply. How will the monitor be turned on after turning the main power to arcade is off? Do I after open the cab up and turn the monitor on each time or will it auto-sense?

Q 2) I like to install inline fuses on both AC legs between the power supply and the power cord. What is the recommended fuse specification?

Thanks in advance and I hope to get some pics up once I get started. Right now I am just gathering supplies.

[Drnick]

Welcome to BYOAC 

For the monitor I don't think you need to do anything.  Most monitors (and all dells I've ever used) return to on automatically when power is returned to the system.  This is easy enough to test, connect the monitor up to something and then pull the plug on it.  Wait about 10 seconds and plug back in again, see what it does.   

For the Fuse I would use a 110v 5A quick blow fuse.

Looking forward to some pics and updates,  Are you building a classic nintendo shaped bartop or something else?

[PL1]

Q 1)  I want to strip the plug from the LCD monitor and wire it directly to the 110v on the arcade power supply. How will the monitor be turned on after turning the main power to arcade is off? Do I after open the cab up and turn the monitor on each time or will it auto-sense?

Depends on the monitor.

Turn it on then un-plug and plug it back in after a little while.

If it doesn't come back on, check for a "power restore" menu setting.

If there's no menu setting, try wedging the power button with a toothpick or similar so it is always pressed. (Turn it on then un-plug and plug it back in to test.)

If that fails, you can wire a pushbutton in parallel with the monitor power switch.

Q 2) I like to install inline fuses on both AC legs between the power supply and the power cord. What is the recommended fuse specification?

A fuse on the Hot wire is a good idea, but a fuse on the Neutral wire isn't needed.

Check out this wiki entry for wiring an IEC power inlet.

Selecting fuse values to use:
  * The voltage rating on the fuse needs to be the same or higher than the input voltage to prevent arcing.
  * The amperage on the fuse needs to be higher than the current your system will draw, but lower than the wall outlet is rated for. (5 or 7 amps should be good for what you describe, but add up the total current draw to be sure you allow a bit of a buffer)
  * Blowtime characteristic -- You don't need a slow-blow fuse that allows a short-term initial power surge.  Either a fast-blow or normal-blow fuse will work.


Scott

[samelak]

Looking forward to some pics and updates,  Are you building a classic nintendo shaped bartop or something else?

It will be a classic Nintendo. I hope to have several classic-themed bartop arcades to go with my actual cabs. Now if I can convince someone to build a Burger Time since it's my foavorite looking cabinet. Also, thanks for the advice on the fuses.

[JDFan]

It will be a classic Nintendo. I hope to have several classic-themed bartop arcades to go with my actual cabs. Now if I can convince someone to build a Burger Time since it's my foavorite looking cabinet. Also, thanks for the advice on the fuses.

THe Burgertime art is available in vector format so would be fairly easy to resize to fit your build if you wanted to go that way with yours ! Here's a link to the artwork in .ai format ( Adobe Illustrator) - ( http://vectorlib.free.fr/BurgerTime/ )