The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: yfglee on August 02, 2004, 03:47:51 am
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Hi, :)
I have got the PC VGA output connected to my 21" Mon Chassis, but when I power up the Mon Chassis/or connect the VGA cable to RGBHV input of the Chassis, the home's current breaker cut down the power.
Then I had made no change anyway but only I connected to another 25" Mon chassis, this time getting no problem, a good game picture came out and no power cut down.
I think the problem may be occured from the "Grounding" between the Chassis and the PC. Have anyone had met this problem and solved it? pls help !
thanks you very much.
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You 21" monitor chassis requires an isolation transformer.
You're lucky the ONLY thing you're blowing is a circuit breaker, and not exploding the monitor chassis, your video card OR your entire computer system (or yourself).
Search this forum for Isolation Transformer. It is a necessary piece of equipment for all but a handful of arcade chassis. (Assume it needs one unless you are explicitly told by a sticker that you do not need one, and then use one anyway).
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thank you for your reply, , I still have the following problems:
What is the purpose of the isolation transformer? Currently, I use 220V-to-110V Playstation transformer for connecting to 21" mon chassis.
why the current breakers cut the main power.?
For reference: I also had got a Arcade Game Board which is directly inserting to the 21" Mon Chassis, but work and no power break.
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You 21" monitor chassis requires an isolation transformer.
You're lucky the ONLY thing you're blowing is a circuit breaker, and not exploding the monitor chassis, your video card OR your entire computer system (or yourself).
Search this forum for Isolation Transformer. It is a necessary piece of equipment for all but a handful of arcade chassis. (Assume it needs one unless you are explicitly told by a sticker that you do not need one, and then use one anyway).