Quoted from DefaultGen:I don't have a Whitestar game, but does it have a 3 pin plug by the coin door for a dollar bill validator? Easiest thing to do would be just add a connector and hook it up there to get your 12V. That's where all the pre-made kits plug in.
Also those cheap little plastic solderless connectors are the devil. I would recommend just soldering strips together rather than dealing with those little nightmares.
Quoted from dung:If you don't need it tied into the gi just steal power from the coin door. I've done it on several games in the past. Problem is the adhesive tends to come loose and the strips fall down too often.
I'd like to know where this +12v dc is on the coin door? I know there is high power ac there for a bill acceptor (which will fry a LED strip hooked to it I would imagine).
On X-Files there should be +12v and +5v on an unused 3 hole connection near the service outlet (inside the cabinet just below the right flipper button). This harness, which was in every Sega / Stern for year (including X-Files) was originally intended to power a printer or a printer interface board that could be connected to print out audits from the game. It was labeled as "FOR THE PRINTER SUB-ASSEMBLY" in the game manuals. I'm really surprised Stern kept it in the games as long as they did. With every new game release I expected it to be gone. The new SPIKE System games do not have this connection.
On the connector, the top hole (near the point in the plastic connector) is the ground and the bottom hole is the +12v.
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