RE: Running games off of a battery?

If the game uses a linear power supply, it's no problem. For a swicthing power supply game, it will still work, but you may get ripple in the DC lines. So, you'd be better off with a computer grade inverter.
 
JB

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From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org on behalf of Mark E Davidson
Sent: Thu 12/30/2004 12:18 PM
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Subject: VECTOR: Running games off of a battery?

The question,
Has anyone ever run an arcade machine (vector or otherwise) off an 12v
battery and an AC inverter?

The Reason
I have had 1/2 my collection in self storage for over 4 years now. The
unit has power and lights so If I needed to, I could plug something in
for test. BUT..... the price of rent has skyrocketed over the past 2
years so I have moved to a different storage company. The catch is, no
lights no power. So I was wondering if an inverter, a car battery and a
solar charger to refresh the battery was a way to add occasional testing
and a 100 bulb over my head..... Or do games no like square wave AC?

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