The kids have grown and I'm finally getting back into the arcade hobby. I am limited on space for a test bench. I would like to make a small "portable" rig. I have a 5" lcd already and from a previous post got the idea for a "suitcase" rig. My question is, what power supply would be best, an arcade switcher or a computer AT/ATX supply? The arcade ps has +5v @ 15Amps, -5v @ 1A and +12v @ 2A. The computer ps has +5v @ 20A, -5v @ .5A, 12v @ 7.5A and -12v @ .5A. The more universal ps would be the computer supply, but limited current on the -5v (last I remember this was usually only used on the audio amplifiers). The arcade supply is smaller and lets me fine tune the +5v w/ a pot adjust. Any thoughts from the community?
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