my biggest project yet.... a gameroom

[Laszo]

When you search on youtube "black light led" you can find some comparison postings showing the difference. I'm planning to use some compacts on the ceiling together with led.

[Laszo]

Any suggestions where to order custom made neon?

http://www.aoos.com

This is where my Atari neon comes from but he can do anything you want if you send him a file...

This is his ebay store: http://www.ebay.com/usr/aoos.store

Thanks

[Laszo]

Some updates from the cave. The cave is getting some hardware. The cave needs heating to keep the arcade nice and warm, the cave needs airco to make sure we do not get overheated, the cave needs one two pumps to make sure we do not drown and of course we need POWER..... 40 A should do the trick 

[Laszo]

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[Laszo]

POWERRRRRR 

[level42]

Wow that is not cutting corners .....I have just one dedicated 16A group I installed for the gameroom. Plenty for a small room like mine

[Laszo]

Wow that is not cutting corners .....I have just one dedicated 16A group I installed for the gameroom. Plenty for a small room like mine

I don't know the amp for a video cab but a pinball in full operation pulls 1,3 A then we have a fridge, a cooker, light and sound so 32 A is cutting it a bit close I think.

[level42]

1 standard 16A group can deliver 3600W max. (in 230VAC countries !!!)

A regular upright video game is about 100W maybe a bit more. My SW cockpit is rated at 220W but I think it's a bit lower in reality.
They always put "worst case" numbers on devices. You do have to realize that during power-up, the amps are a lot higher than when running normally. This could create a surge if you power up several with one switch.

Anyway, 3600W would mean about 36 uprights MAX. I wouldn't go over 30 to stay on the safe side.

At the early Eurocades in Ridderkerk we had all machines on 3 groups, carefully decided (about) equally. We never had a problem (apart from when RobinHolland was fiddling with a cab ).

Anyway, always better to be on the safe side, extending later is always more expensive that including it now.

[Sonic 1992]

You're really going all out on this project...   


Are you in any danger of flooding if power is out, pumps unable to operate?  Are these pumps for condensate only?


Since you're doing this project very well, Consider a standby generator?

[Laszo]

The pumps are mainly for the bathroom that is also in the cave and some rain water. Yes when needed I can disconnect from the power grid and use a generator :-)

You're really going all out on this project...   


Are you in any danger of flooding if power is out, pumps unable to operate?  Are these pumps for condensate only?


Since you're doing this project very well, Consider a standby generator?

[level42]

Wow, that is pretty rare here. Sonic, we live in a small country with very soft soil. All our power lines (and all others) are in the ground so power outages here are pretty rare. Almost no-one has a generator since the risk is so small.

The pumps are mainly for the bathroom that is also in the cave and some rain water. Yes when needed I can disconnect from the power grid and use a generator :-)

You're really going all out on this project...   


Are you in any danger of flooding if power is out, pumps unable to operate?  Are these pumps for condensate only?


Since you're doing this project very well, Consider a standby generator?

[Laszo]

We are getting there....

[Sonic 1992]

Looking great!  Can we see some outside views again?  Like to see how it's all coming together!! 

[Luigi]

Wow, that'll turn out great

[Laszo]

Important milestone for the MAN cave.....