Astro City PSU that WILL NOT run Cave SH3 Hardware.

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TonK

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This is for those who were in the group purchase or have an Astro and want to run anything on Cave's SH3 hardware.

There are a few types of PSU's that came in the NAC's...

http://www.setsuan.com/alimentation-electrique-de-la-new-astro-city/

This model:

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Will NOT run the Cave SH3 boards.

Its thought to be becuase of a lower amperage, but I have the black model that outputs 7A and Deathsmiles works just fine.

So if you plug your Cave board in and it flickers the red light - your PSU might not be strong enough.

There is an alternative: http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&p=93874

Luckily my guy had a spare PSU to swap me out today...

I'm up and running again.

Just a heads up.
 
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I've got one of those PSU's in the astro I use for fighters. Luckily my vert one has the nice 12 amp in it.
 
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Just swapped DS MBL and Mushi on either PSU and they both work fine.

Theres just something about the grey PSU that won't work.

I'd like to know the real reason - because unless the ratings are incorrect on the black PSU's, every one I've worked with (5) have worked.

I have a handful of Astros local that I can test on.
 
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TonK said:
Just swapped DS MBL and Mushi on either PSU and they both work fine.

Theres just something about the grey PSU that won't work.

I'd like to know the real reason - because unless the ratings are incorrect on the black PSU's, every one I've worked with (5) have worked.

I have a handful of Astros local that I can test on.
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Maybe the 12V ?

EDIT : No they are both 1.5A on the 12V... Maybe some components.
 
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