real benifits from a new power supply.

suppabad82

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Just bought i new power supply for my donkey kong machine, got it from arcade shop for $45, just wondering if there's an advantage to having a 3rd party new power supply or should have i just bought a restored original power supply for my cabinet. thanks!
 
The plug and play replacement is easy enough to install, but keep in mind many modern switching power supplies aren't as rugged as the originals. I've had new Happ power supplies fail within the first year in a home use setting and with the proprietary header board add on from some vendors, finding an exact replacement with the terminals in the right order is a must.

Especially for Williams games, I like to stay with the original PS and the CMOS benefits from the power down profile of the caps on the original- something that new switchers sometimes corrupt.

Just my opinion, not meant to knock anyone's product. Whenever possible, rebuild the original, especially if all the numbers match in the game, it's just another small reason to be a good steward to the machine that will hopefully run for many years.
 
thanks for the reply, i plan on keeping the original, have all the stuff im not using in a box, incase one day i will need it, i guess ill just use the after market one for now.
 
I did the same with my Tron. It's all still in place, but I'm running a switcher. Maybe I'll replace the battery on the original someday (it's already cut off, so no damage to worry about), but I bought the replacement before I really knew anything about these games...so I basically use it now because I paid for it ;)
 
I always keep original power supplys when possible. They are built for a commercial enviroment and will last much longer than any switcher. It usually cost less to rebuild an original than to buy a new switcher.
It really bothers me when I see people putting switchers in Pacs. Pac power supplys are pretty bulletproof once you replace the fuse holders. Most of the power supply is on the pcb itself and typically if something fails it cost less than a buck to fix.
 
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