Another quick monitor question

I have a 29" monitor that has 2 power wires. 1 is going into AC1 on my power supply...the other is going into AC2. Is this correct?

I have a feeling that the monitor isn't getting enough juice...could I wire a regular power plug on the end of it and plug it into a regular outlet?

What you're doing isn't correct. The AC1 and 2 on the power supply are the power supply inputs - you're essentially splitting them at that point to the monitor. It should really be split before that point through a power distribution block and routed from there to the power supply and through an earth grounded isolation transformer to the monitor.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here's an excellent basic wiring diagram (courtesy of Bob Roberts).

Thanks, I stumbled onto the same picture yesterday. The cabinet I got is setup a lot differently than that. It basically goes from power cord...through a fuse, through a power switch and then into the switching power supply's AC1 and AC2.

The monitor power and marquee power then split out of the AC1 and AC2. The cabinet didn't have either a power distribution block, and emi filter or a isolation transformer. I had heard that this cabinet was designed to work fine this way. I went ahead and ordered these parts, but since then I have heard back from a seller that I ordered a replacement VGA monitor for this cabinet from. They said the power cord on it was an actual 110 plug and it didn't need to be wired through a isolation transformer either.

I'll probably test out the new monitor with this cabinet (since it is due to arrive before the other electrical parts) and see how it works.

Jaelus said:

What you're doing isn't correct. The AC1 and 2 on the power supply are the power supply inputs - you're essentially splitting them at that point to the monitor. It should really be split before that point through a power distribution block and routed from there to the power supply and through an earth grounded isolation transformer to the monitor.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here's an excellent basic wiring diagram (courtesy of Bob Roberts).

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