350w computer power supply to multicade cab?

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So, I thought I'd hook my 48-in-1 setup up to a beefier power supply.

I got one of those Thermaltake 350w computer power supply units and Radioshack. I'd like to find a way to have the CRT computer monitor and the marquee lights to hook right into the thing.

It has shit-tons of periphereal hookups and such. +12v, +5v, +3.3v, coms all over too. Is there a wire I should be looking for that would supply the other two things as well as the jamma board? Maybe this particular power supply is not what I should have got.
http://thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1170&ID=1530

The main idea I had was to hopefully bypass the transformer block for the marquee and the ghetto extra cord coming out for the computer monitor I have mounted inside the cab. Ergo, making way less crap inside the cab.
 
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If there's no 120v jack on the back of the power supply just above where the 120v input from the wall is then no.
 
So, I thought I'd hook my 48-in-1 setup up to a beefier power supply.

I got one of those Thermaltake 350w computer power supply units and Radioshack. I'd like to find a way to have the CRT computer monitor and the marquee lights to hook right into the thing.

It has shit-tons of periphereal hookups and such. +12v, +5v, +3.3v, coms all over too. Is there a wire I should be looking for that would supply the other two things as well as the jamma board? Maybe this particular power supply is not what I should have got.
http://thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1170&ID=1530

The main idea I had was to hopefully bypass the transformer block for the marquee and the ghetto extra cord coming out for the computer monitor I have mounted inside the cab. Ergo, making way less crap inside the cab.

You can connect the Coin lights to either the 5v or 12v depending on what bulbs you have (do a search on the hard drive molex pinout,) EDIT: Did a search Yellow is 12v RED is 5v
180px-Molex_female_connector.jpg



You could also find a 12v light for the marquee, or use a few coin bulbs like some games do.

For your monitor, if its an LCD that uses 12v you may be able to connect to the PS. If it needs 120v, why not just use a surge strip.
 
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