MVS EL panel inverter?
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KalessinDB
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I think Glowhut sells an inverter too? But I'm going to be following this thread, because mine are definitely dead and in need of replacement too, so I'll be interested to see what you have to do...
How would the aftermarket inverters work to light up the marquee of which game you are playing? I figured that you would need to buy 4 inverters for each of my EL panels and figure out which wires from the main board to hook up to each invertor. It would be easier to find a original inverter than hack up the harness.
I end up finding another original inverter. Now my EL panels work. But this inverter makes a loud wine noise. Is their I way to fix this (maybe replacing the 2 caps that it has)?
Also does it matter which way you hook up the wires on the new EL panels?
Also does it matter which way you hook up the wires on the new EL panels?
JasonToddLives
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I don't think it makes a difference which wire goes where on the EL panel.
Thanks for letting me know. It saved me from unsoldering the wires to switch them around to see if it made a difference in the wine noise from the inverter.
JasonToddLives
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You're welcome.
You could remove the cable going into the first board the EL panels solder to, then start the cab. If the whine is still there you can probably rule out the EL panel boards as well.
You could remove the cable going into the first board the EL panels solder to, then start the cab. If the whine is still there you can probably rule out the EL panel boards as well.
I replaced the 2 capacitors on the inverter board. It fixed the wine sound problem. It still does make a really quiet sound but you can't hear it unless to room is totally quiet. So I suggest to anyone replace the 1000uF and 100uF caps. I bought mine at Radio Shack for under $4.