Just a sanity check while I'm doing the final wiring on my homebrew machine. I am putting in 3 switching powers supplies(5v,12v,36v) on this particular machine. I could run them all to a power strip, but I considered running the power directly to some power distribution blocks and connecting each PS to those blocks. How did other people handle this?
Most people use some kind of power distribution board: http://docs.missionpinball.org/en/dev/hardware/voltages_and_power/wiring_and_connectors.html#power-distribution-boards. Also related: http://docs.missionpinball.org/en/dev/hardware/voltages_and_power/voltages_and_power.html
Jan
Sorry, I might have been unclear. This is not on the DC side, but rather the AC side. I could run a simple power strip in the backbox, but I'm wondering if that is the best way.
Some of those power entry boards (Multimorphic and Stern SPIKE) also cover the AC side. I personally just dual-ferrules on the wires and connect PSU that way. Depends a bit on how implement the line fuse. You might as well connect multiple cables to your fuse box.
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