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Re: Wattage in arcade boards
07/30/13 03:58 AM
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> With standard Jamma arcade boards the general rule of thumb is get an adjustable > arcade power supply and a digital multimeter and set the 5V out to 5.1V. That will > run 99% of Jamma boards including every SF2 I've ever tried. Some huge boards need > more, like Midway boards from the 90s that supply power into hard drives and a lot of > IT boards sucked the power too, and stuff like System 246. Those might need 5.35 or > so, but use that info at your own risk.
Judging amp draw by the voltage required is a dirty method of adjusting power...icky icky icky....
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