Hyper Sports help needed

Reddogg

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I've got an original dedicated Hyper Sports that I got a couple of months ago.
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It was working perfectly, except for the marquee light being out, until yesterday when I decided to replace said marquee light.

The power switch/button for the cab was embedded in the light fixture. When I removed the light, I cut wires to it and the power switch, thinking I would simply re-hook the wires back up to a new light and the same old power switch, and all would be good. But it's not.

Before even installing the new light, I figured I'd get the power switch working again, but I can't. I am now repeatedly blowing a 3 amp fuse every time I plug the cab in. NOT when I push the switch, but when I plug the cab in. I see a spark as I plug it in the wall, and there goes the 3 amp fuse every time.

Funny thing is, it's been working perfectly for me the way it's been, even with the same power switch (did not buy a new one).

What's even confusing me more, is that it's been running on 2 fuses, and not 1, like the info on the fuse block shows. And I have no jumper wire that I can see anywhere which should be required for 110v operation. (see pics below)
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As you can see, there is a fuse in the bottom fuse block which shouldn't even be there according to the info. And it's a 2 amp fuse, and it has not blown. The other fuse that was there, and now keeps blowing when I plug in, was the 3 amp like the info. said to have.

Why and how was it even working "perfectly" before?
Why can't it work now?

This was in the original light fixture (original when I got it).
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Was it somehow helping regulate the power so that the 2 fuses were working...or something...anything?

Here's a pic of the wire connector going to the marquee light and power switch. The blue wire connector is from me bypassing a piece of solid wire, and connecting with stranded wire instead. It was one of the things I tried to get it working again.
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I believe I've been trying the correct wires on the switch, but not 100% sure about one of them. I've looked at the diagram on Bob's site, but my transformer says 100 and not 110. And the wiring harness is correctly hooked up for 110v. (it has one set of wires for 110v and another for 220v, similar to games like asteroids).
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Does anyone have an idea of what might be happening, or can someone confirm exactly which wires should go to my power switch? I've been trying for hours to figure it out, but only have a pile of burned up 3 amp fuses to show for it, and I can't find the manual for the dedicated version anywhere.

Thanks.
 
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Why are you replacing the fixture? Just fix it... there's not much to it. There's a bulb, a starter, and a ballast. This is the ballast:

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Start by replacing the starter (the little can thingy... probably an FS2) and the bulb. If the ballast is bad it'll quickly blow the tube. If you have trouble finding a new ballast I can hook you up with one.
 
If you can't spot the jumper wire in this pic, then perhaps you're not the right guy to be re-wiring the power in your cabinet.... :D

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My advice for a healthy, happy, working game:

Step 1 - Put things back the way they were.
Step 2 - Fix the original light fixture.

The repaired fixture is going to last a lot longer than some cheap Chinese fixture you picked up at Home Depot or Wal-mart. And it won't look like a hack job. I hate when I get a nice original game where someone has hacked a cheap light in... particularly when it's easier and often less expensive to just fix the original! :mad:
 
If you can't spot the jumper wire in this pic, then perhaps you're not the right guy to be re-wiring the power in your cabinet.... :D

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My advice for a healthy, happy, working game:

Step 1 - Put things back the way they were.
Step 2 - Fix the original light fixture.

The repaired fixture is going to last a lot longer than some cheap Chinese fixture you picked up at Home Depot or Wal-mart. And it won't look like a hack job. I hate when I get a nice original game where someone has hacked a cheap light in... particularly when it's easier and often less expensive to just fix the original! :mad:

Damn, I completely overlooked that wire, didn't look carefully enough obviously!

Power is something I have very limited experience with that's for sure. That's why I'm asking questions...all a part of learning.

Although I appreciate your concern about the light, my first concern is getting the thing to turn back on. Then I'll worry about the light. The light, installation of a new one, is something I've done many times without issue. Power is something I've also done many times (limited work), but no confusing (to me) issues like this one have ever popped up.

And I'm definitely not the BEST person for the job....obviously. But I also don't think that I'm the first person to ever overlook something right in front of their face either. Happens to all of us sometimes. And of course I feel stupid like we all do when it does happen. :)

As far as putting things back in the way they were...well things in the original light fixture were pretty jammed in there. In order to get to the nut to loosen the fixture so I could remove it, I had to cut some wires. I thought I did hook it back up the same way (with the new light), but obviously I did something wrong. But, first thing is first...power.
 
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Finally got it, and lesson learned! Don't work on arcades while inebriated!!! I inaccurately traced back one of the wires several times. Got fooled by same color wires right next to one I needed time and time again!

Everything is back up and running 100%! I still don't know why there was a 2 amp fuse in the bottom fuse, but it doesn't matter anyway.

Cheers.
 
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