Wolfinator
Well-known member
Can you run wall power straight to a switching ps ? Or do you have to have a power brick in between?
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you can wire a switcher directly to a power cord, but its not really a good idea
The only problem I have with running the switcher directly to the wall is that there it no longer turns on and off with the cab's power switch.
That's still electrically connected "directly to the wall" - just a power switch between it and the wall. I was under the impression he was talking about somehow needing something between the wall socket and the power supply - like how you need an isolation transformer for a monitor.
-Ian
How is it not a good idea? And what other option do you suggest? The little "line filter" device does very little, and while nice to have it's not required. There is nothing wrong with wiring the switcher straight to the wall. You definitely _don't_ want to power the switcher from the isolation transformer.
Now, you would ideally like some kind of power switch to allow you to turn the game on and off, a whole cabinet line fuse, just in case, and perhaps some kind of distribution block to make connecting other things (like the isolation transformer and marquee light) easier, but that's still electrically equivalent to just plugging the switcher in to the wall.
-Ian