Replace Power Plug on WG- (PICS)

[mamerocks87]

I have a hacked up power job on my 27in WG (K7401). I am replacing the connector with a new one, i need both male and female. Can someone please provide me the link to which i need to order these parts? I have no clue what connectors i need.....

-Kyle

[SirPeale]

You could just get a three prong Molex connector, and have some wire leads back to the PCB.

[mamerocks87]

where can i get a 3 prog molex connector? and could i get  a male one?

-kyle

what do you mean by "have some wire leads back to the pcb"? Sorry for my ignorance, im a little new with this stuff.

[SirPeale]

Right now you have a connector soldered directly to the PCB.

Remove it.

Solder wires in its place.

Get a three position Molex connector.  There are many places to get them, like Radio Shack, Mouser, MCM, etc.  Get both the male and female ends.  Get the pins as well.

Then put it all together.  One half on the monitor side, the other half on the cabinet side.

[Ken Layton]

Wells-Gardner used AMP brand connectors (not Molex) for the power connectors on this monitor model.

Circuit board connector: AMP # 350760-4 (Mouser # 571-3507604)

Power cord end connector: AMP #1-480700-0 (Mouser # 571-14807000); Pins for this connector: Mouser # 571-3505471

Wells-Gardner's parts department sells a ready made power cord assembly for this model as their # 038-A7927-000. Phone: 1-800-336-6630.

I think some or all of these parts can also be purchased from Bob Roberts.

[mamerocks87]

so i have two choices...a 3 prong molex connetor or the amp connectors...Right? Either one will work?

-Kyle

[Ken Layton]

For the sake of future repairs and for the future repair tech that has to work on this chassis you should use the original AMP brand connectors.

Nothing aggrevates a service tech more than starting to look at a chassis and finding, "what the hell is this doing here?", "has someone else worked on this before?".

A service tech will expect the original connectors to be there so that the chassis matches the schematics and parts lists. Some techs will refuse to work on a chassis when it gives the appearance of being 'hacked' or 'Mickey Moused' by someone else.