Powering pins on / off

Arcades have done that for decades without issue. As long as the game is properly wired and grounded, it’s fine.

For bonus points, hook them up to smart plugs. That way you can ask Alexa to turn on a specific game, or the group. It’s actually fun. Some nights I flip them on from the car so I walk in to running games.

And of course, watch all the power draws and ratings.

My pins are turned off and on by two wall switches. I haven't had an issue except for my WOZ getting powered cycled too quickly once.

There is no greater feeling than turning on or shutting off a whole room of games via a breaker. I used to do it at an arcade I managed and I miss it.

Never has a game I worked with had a power issue from it. Never.

Contactors. Every place I worked at or owned had these. A wall switch for each contactor, each contactor could handle up to 30amps (we kept them at about 15 games a piece for in rush current).

Come in in the morning, throw a wall switch, and you get a nice heavy 'clunk' from the electrical cabinet, followed by a slew of chimes, dings, bongs, and clacks as the games all boot up.

I wish I was old enough to appreciate the chimes and dings from ems.

Why does age have anything to do with appreciating chimes and dings from ems? Genuinely curious. I'm 34 and I love hearing the bells.

I like the dings and chimes of it but I have no memories of being a 13 year old kid walking into the arcade and hearing the sights and sounds of it. My only nostalgia I remember from being a kid is when I use to play my grandma's Adams family. Those sounds bring me back

"Throw the third switch!"

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Oh man - This thread is bringing back memories of when I managed arcades. I used to love throwing the breakers on the games and hearing them all boot up. Also the feeling of working all day and shutting them down and "hearing the silence".

I actually remembered when I managed the arcade at Sea World that the fire inspector came into the arcade with a device that measured the noise level and told us we needed to shut down the volumes on the games because it was too loud. It was interesting because you get used to it and don't even notice how loud it really is. This was when we first opened so it was really just the attract modes on the games. It would get much louder if peopler were actually playing.

Yeah the chimes and other sounds I remember are the early Bally and Stern SS games all coming up together after a few seconds. That's fun to hear.

Remember, too.. There were other games than just pins. Redemption games with chimes, air gun games, while slew of noises..!

This will probably make a few people cringe, but I've done this for at least two years now.

I have three of these in my game room. They all respond to the same remote frequency. I turn my entire gameroom on and off with the click of one switch. They are all plugged into their own outlets. 3 pins on one, two pins on two others. These also power my neon signs on at the same time. My fridge, clock and battery chargers are plugged into the always on outlets.

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