Re: beating the flaming G-80 horse

My problem was I kept having voltage regulators fail, usually the -5 VDC.
After replacing that thing a couple times on a couple different power
supplies, I put switchers in all my Sega XY cabinets.

Never had any problems with connectors burning up...

--
Dave
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From: <Amplifone@aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: beating the flaming G-80 horse
>
> Are the supplies failing or are you just using a switcher because the
> connector burned up? I just replaced the connector & burned pins with new
> ones, and then wired up a couple more grounds seperately.. I was using a
> wirenut but a mate-n-lock would make it look pretty nice.  It seems to be
a
> rock solid supply other than the connector, In the past few years none of
my
> Sega games have skipped a beat due to the supply.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> In a message dated 10/4/02 8:13:27 PM, dshuman@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << I've always replaced the -5, +5, -12 and +12 VDC lines in my Sega games
> with a
> small switching power supply.  I keep the old G-80 in place and leave the
6.3
> VAC and audio lines connected to it.  For the lines you're changing to the
new
> PS, just clip the wires on the old G-80 connector and use wire nuts to
splice
> them onto the corresponding wires on your new PS.  You end up with two
power
> supplies sitting side-by-side, but if your switching PS is small enough,
you
> can mount everything very neatly on that big wooden platform.
>
> The audio and AC sections of the G-80 are reasonably reliable, so this
> procedure should solve all your Sega XY power problems.
>
> --
> Dave Shuman >>
>
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