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    I got my neo magic pulsar from Dave today. There is no power cord. Until he gets one to me I would like to hook it up to a temporary cord I have. I will not need to cut any wires but cord is standard white and black. the wires in power supply are red and yellow. Can anyone tell me how to match them up? thanks Laz.

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    how can he check out a machine without a powercord???

    are you sure it doesn't need a transformer.

    i don't have one of these so i don't know.
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    I'll assume he had the cord and knew it worked but cord got misplaced. It plugs into back of machine and would have to come off to ship it right. Laz.

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    they usually put it in machine to ship,

    if it needs a transformer you would blow out the whole system with 110 volts.
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    Laz...

    On my NMP, there is a connector on the back of the cabinet that the power cord gets hooked to. First one I've seen like that, but this is my first Yamasa too. Myabe they do that.

    Now wait...
    The red and yellow wires you're looking at...
    They are on the INSIDE of the power supply box???
    (Not the ones leading to where a coin overflow box would be, right?)

    I'm here... let me know.
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    Yes the NMP plugs directly into the power supply. It's a 100 v model and you'll have to have the right connector to fit that plug. Now where did you say you got this machine?
    Meanwhile, somewhere in Oklahoma.

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    Tulsa it is from Dave. It has the plug on back of machine. I took out power supply and opened cover and looked at wires from plug. These are the red and black ones. They correspond to the white and black of the cord. But witch is witch is the question. When I find out I will insert bare wire into plug and tape it. I have a meter to check electrical stuff out is there a way to use it to check witch one is hot and witch is neutral? Laz.

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    Laz, it's AC; alternating current. It doesn't have polarity to observe.
    Meanwhile, somewhere in Oklahoma.

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    I think technically there is a "live" and a "neutral." How they are connected sometimes makes a difference on some types of equipment.

    But I doubt if it makes any difference on pachislos. Many of my machines came with unpolarized AC plugs; i.e., both prongs were small so the plug could be inserted into the wall socket either way. Given that, it shouldn't make any difference with way you wire up the cord.
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    THREE SPOTS TO WIRE IT... USE THE CORRECT ONES IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS!!!

    Here's what the plug looks like on my machine... on the back side. The clip on the molex connector is on the top. The missing wire is the ground, which the parlors wire seperately.

    http://www.frontiernet.net/~pachislo/plug.JPG

    The plug on this cord is not polarized (one is not wider than the other), so it can be plugged into an outlet either way. (I always thought this was odd that distributors didn't re-wire these with safety grounds!!!)

    Hence, it shouldn't matter which wire from your new plug (black or white, hot or neutral) gets put to which. Just use the two on the left side, IS MY BEST GUESS!!!! DO NOT CONNECT IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE!!!

    Make sure there are no small strands shorting when you try pushing these in there, if that's what you're going to do... or... PHZZZZT!!!

    I know you're anxious... but...
    If you decide to do it... be careful.
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    Sorry I meant Davis and when i do house wiring I better know witch is witch. If I mess up I blow a breaker if I mess up on a machine I would hope there is a fuse but I do not keep extras laying around, Laz.

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    Thanks logicprobe I am used to polarized plugs and I wondered about the ground when I seen it was not connected on the don don. Do you think these machines should be grounded? They don't ground things for nothing! And I will be car full. Laz.

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    You're right Laz.. there IS a difference. Especially if your electrician takes a few shortcuts when he does grounds!

    But not in these machines, it seems... the chassis "floats". I'm sure that's the reason I (and my kids) get zapped on them once in a while... nothing major... but when we are touching something else big and metal, like on of my stands... ZAP.

    These would NEVER make the UL listing! :wink:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lazarus
    Do you think these machines should be grounded? They don't ground things for nothing!
    It's safety! A path to earth in case of a short. At least that's the intention.
    Some appliances and tools are "double insulated", and are safe without that third wire. These suckers are not double insulated... and really should be taken care of properly... especially with kids around, Laz!

    I changed the plug REAL quick on my Dragon Dice the other night when my 4 yr. old grandson told me the dragon bit him. He was in his stocking feet, and had them resting on the metal rim of the stand it sits on. That was enough for me! I also ran a wire from the power supply chassis to the door metal.

    I wanna keep him!!! :wink:
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    I occasionally used to get a "tingly" feeling from my Don Chan.

    I wired up a 3 prong power cord, and have had no problems since.

    I just hooked the ground wire from the power cord to a conveniently located ground connector on the machine (it had green wires from the door and other parts).

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    Thanks everyone The cord I put on worked. Then I opened the bag of tokens and what do you know I didn't look every ware :oops: .But I did learn something tonight. LOOK EVERY WARE and the not needing to worry about the polarity and I will be getting my machines grounded! Now I go play with my new toy Laz.

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    Have fun with it Laz... I'm betting your Don Don will get pretty lonely for a while!
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