Krazy Bowl Power Supply?

[coreycorey2000]

I just picked up a new game Krazy Bowl. But I need to replace the power supply. The seller took his out to keep as a back up. The power supply he pulled out looks like a computer power supply. But the game is not wired to fit a computer power supply (I pulled one out to double check). There are arcade power supplies that look like computer power supplies correct?

Is there any advantage to using one of them over a regular switching power supply?

Also there is a little box that has wires going to it, I have no idea what it is. It says something along the lines of 150V 1A use 4,7 and 200V .5A use 5,8. Those numbers are not exact. Can anyone explain to me what it is for?


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

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[freckledpeas]

I just picked up a new game Krazy Bowl. But I need to replace the power supply. The seller took his out to keep as a back up. The power supply he pulled out looks like a computer power supply. But the game is not wired to fit a computer power supply (I pulled one out to double check). There are arcade power supplies that look like computer power supplies correct?

Is there any advantage to using one of them over a regular switching power supply?

Also there is a little box that has wires going to it, I have no idea what it is. It says something along the lines of 150V 1A use 4,7 and 200V .5A use 5,8. Those numbers are not exact. Can anyone explain to me what it is for?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

You are correct in that they make arcade power supplies that look like computer power supplies. The benefit to using one of these is that there is a pot (knob) where you can adjust the voltage. Sure, an arcade and PC power supply will both be around +5 volts, but you can adjust the arcade one up or down ever so slightly if need be.

The box that you're referring to is probably the isolation transformer. I know that many arcade monitors require you to have one of these. Some of the other folks here on DP can probably explain exactly why it's needed from a technical perspective. I just know you need one hooked up so you don't ruin your monitor.