Step 3: Install Power Adapter¶
Be sure to shut off your game before proceeding. The Scorbitron gets 12v DC power from the game directly. To do this, you must remove a connector on your [machine_type] electronics, insert the Scorbit Power Adapter, and then plug the original cable into the adapter.
Locate Original Connection¶
Find the location in your [machine_type] backbox of the source we will use for the Scorbitron power that looks like this:
Insert Scorbit Power Adapter¶
Carefully remove the connector from the game electronics and insert the Scorbit Power Adapter in its place. Carefully put the original connection into the Scorbit Power Adapter. Finally, connect the red and black power cable to the side of the Scorbit Power Adapter.
Note the LED light and fuse location in case you need to reference the state of the power supply to the Scorbitron later!
Regarding 12VDC Power
Many machines have been previously modified from the original game. Products like LED kits, ColorDMD, toppers, and other types of custom modifications are often using the 12VDC power bus as a source. The designers of the original game intentionally did not create significant extra capacity on the 12VDC power bus, often designing it to blow a fuse when current exceeded a specific amperage. This is why the Scorbitron is designed to draw (spike and load) an extremely low amount of power. We have tested this on all platforms and the power is so small it falls within the margin of error in the original designs. However, when you add multiple modifications to the bus, eventually you will hit the maximum current and blow a fuse. Therefore, we strongly recommend if you have a heavily modified game that has many items on the bus that you consider moving all modifications to an accessory power device that takes power from the a 48VDC source and distributes it to multiple 12VDC devices. You can find these kits sold by many online pinball parts stores.