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Help with wiring marquee light
« on: July 17, 2005, 05:53:27 pm »
I am planning on using the original marquee light setup for a cabinet I am modifying.
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Re: Help with wiring marquee light
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2005, 10:37:11 pm »
Probably....

What voltage did the original wires run to?

Is that fuse rated for 120v?
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Re: Help with wiring marquee light
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2005, 11:23:17 pm »
The fuse is rated for 250 V.  If it helps, when I got the arcade, it still had the original power supply, but I threw it away when I first started this.
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Re: Help with wiring marquee light
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2005, 11:29:30 pm »
I'm sure you'll be fine just splicing an electrical cord with plug to that and pluggin it in to power strip or other power outlet source....
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Re: Help with wiring marquee light
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2005, 11:36:09 am »
I just took out the original marquee light fixture in mine and junked it. I didn't know if it was any good and it looked like might have been missing some parts anyway. I bought a cheap flourcent battery operated light at Wal-Mart. It was 12 volt, so I just bypassed the battery compartment and wired it directly to the 12 volt leads on the PC's power supply. That way the marquee comes on when the PC powers up.

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Re: Help with wiring marquee light
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2005, 11:04:05 pm »
At first glance, it looks pretty typical for a fluor. light...

Assuming its 120v, power in to the plug in the lower left of your pic -should- light it up.

Theres a schematic thats very similar here...

http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/fluor-goldwasser.html

About 1/3 way down the page, search for "Wiring for preheat fluorescent fixtures" - that should take you right there.
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