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-Cypris-:
I wouldn't exactly call myself new to this industry. I'm 24 and have been doing arcade repair since i was 17. However 75% of my issues that result in me contacting outside help, are for self projects.

I have a Frogger cabinet and I am working on turning into something better. not sure "what", but that's not important. What is, is the fact its been sitting in my den, half a part for the better part of a year.  The only issue so far is the Original Power Supply Unit (i will refer to as PSU or $#&!!!! lol). So i have a Switching Regulating PSU (Happ) and I want to use that instead.

I re-crimped the connector that went into the old PSU so that they would work in the new one. Let me say that upon powering this thing up, I tripped the breaker in my den, and also blew the 2AMP MDL fuse that is in the Power Switch Box. How? I have some ideas. First off I misread A1 on the jamma-look-a-like connector as +5v and not -5v like it was, so it got grouped with the other +5v. My old tech manager said that shouldn't be enough to trip a house breaker.. but whatever. that's taken care of but i ain't giving that thing power until i know i have it right.

Now we move on to my big mistake. The Isolation transformer, which provided power to the fluorescent lighting, monitor, and it had 1 more plug.. not sure for what but it worked without it when i bought it.  So I snipped the AC outs on the isolation transformer without documenting. even worse, there are 3 wires, 2 black, 1 white... now that i think about it i believe my original thought was White was HOT and Black was Neutral. oops.

So what i need, is someone who can get me the Gremlin Frogger ISO. Transfrmr. Diagram, not the schematic. I need a pic with all the wires in the right spots showing me what they are.

If your asking "WHY DID HE CUT THE &(#% WIRES?!), the answer to that is the ISO. Transfrmr is mounted on the old PSU, and i didn't realize what i [or it] was doing. So in the wiring of the new PSU, i piggy backed the Monitor power on the AC in wires. Could this also be why i tripped a breaker? Once i get the wiring i will put the ISO Transfrmr back in and i will probably be asking a bunch more questions after that :)

So, for those of you who want the abridged version, I need to know, on a Gremlin Frogger Isolation Transformer, what wires do what, when referring to the AC Out (3 wires: 2 black, 1 white). I have my assumptions but id rather not assume and trip a breaker again, my room mate did not like me doin that.



Thanks for any and all help

Cypris

-Cypris-:
So, I suppose if i search through the manual enough times i JUST MIGHT find what i need. OK so i found a diagram of what i want. If anyone had anything to say about what i am trying to do, please do tell:)


Cypris

BobA:
Piggy backing the monitor power on your AC wires could definately blow a fuse.   Without the isolation transformer you have could have taken your power to ground.   Not sure exactly how you wired it due to your white/black wire uncertaintly.   You may have also damaged the monitor depending on where the power went to ground.

Hope someone can help you out with putting the wiring back together.

BobA

-Cypris-:
its not an issue of "undoing it", i can do that, now anyways. And So I have come to this idea.. not my idea but hey it sounds good:

Remove Isolation Transformer from Power Supply
Connect the output from the line filter to a power distribution block.
Daisy chain the AC power wires (BLK & WHT) down the block so that 2 items can use AC Power
On the first set, connect AC to a Switching PSU
On the next, connect AC to the Isolation transformer, which will be used by the Light Ballast, and the Monitor.
On the Switching PSU, Connect your +12v, +5v, -5v, GND, etc to the Jamma-look-a-like.

voila! i am sure i am missing a step or 2 but I'm going through sleep dep right now.


-Cypris-

BobA:
Sounds like the right method as long as you know which wires are which on the isolation transformer.

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