Nintendo Iso Transformer hookup help

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need a little help with connecting this iso transformer:

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The wires on the right are input (Red, Brown, Black) I'm guessing are Live, Neutral, Ground but which color is what? then the wires on the left are 2 outputs? the yellow wires were connected to an electrical outlet inside the cab and the monitor was plugged into the outlet. so I'm guessing the yellow wires are safe to connect to power the monitor. the blue wires I don't know what they were connected to? not sure I need them.
 
I just looked at a brick I had laying around here.

the blue wires go to the power supply, and the yellow wires go to the little outlet box where the Sanyo/Sharp monitor and the marquee would plug into.

I don't know about the red/brown/black exactly, they go to a little junction block on mine. let me trace em a little better. brb

the Nintendo AC connector plug goes to the red and the black wires, and the brown just hooks up to the junction block... not sure what purpose that serves.

if you give me a little bit longer, I can open up one of my other cabs (I can't move the DK right now) and tell you which wire is the hot and which is the neutral.
 
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I just looked at a brick I had laying around here.

the blue wires go to the power supply, and the yellow wires go to the little outlet box where the Sanyo/Sharp monitor and the marquee would plug into.

I don't know about the red/brown/black exactly, they go to a little junction block on mine. let me trace em a little better. brb

the Nintendo AC connector plug goes to the red and the black wires, and the brown just hooks up to the junction block... not sure what purpose that serves.

if you give me a little bit longer, I can open up one of my other cabs (I can't move the DK right now) and tell you which wire is the hot and which is the neutral.

That would be great my friend whenever you have a chance. I also have that little junction block but I'm hoping to eliminate it since I don't see a need for it. it looks like it input Live and Neutral and then output it to 3 wires into the iso transformer?
 
I didn't see any grounds hooked up to it.

it was hard to see what was what in my Mario Bros. because the AC goes to the power switch first and then the power brick.

white goes to red, and the yellow goes to the black. brown...???

maybe someone else can assist, I had to hit and run. ;/
 
Can I do this to make it easier?:

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I'm gonna keep the junction block and hook it up the way it was but use a brand new fused on off switch. so AC power will go to the junction block (Live & Neutral) then it will output to the iso Transformer with the 3 wires, then the yellow wires from the transformer will go to the monitor and the blue ones will go to a new switching power supply. am I okay to use a new arcade switching power supply or will this iso transformer only work with the original nintendo power supply?

and I have a question about Live & Neutral. does it matter which way I connect it? I ask cause the wires are the same color out of the iso transformer.
 
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