Moon Patrol Coin Door lights..+5 or +12 to Switching Power supply?

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Moon Patrol Coin Door lights..+5 or +12 to Switching Power supply?

Hello All...need to hook up my coin door lights on my moon patrol to a switching power supply...Should I hook the bulbs up to the +5v or the +12v? Thanks...
 
Thanks Dave...So Hook 1 wire to the -5v and the wire to ground? Thanks!
 
You might also want to drop an inline fuse just to protect the switcher from accidental shorts in the light sockets (a very common issue on the older sockets).

I believe a 1 amp fast blow fuse should be good.

ken
 
They do. But a lot of boards (MP as well, IIRC) don't use -5V so that way if you get a bulb socket that shorts out, it will only take out the lights. If you take out the +5V you may damage the board as well.

ken
 
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