Newb wiring up a Wolo

[Trebeck]

Hi all,

I am building an arcade cabinet and I have bought the:

Wolo (3610-R) Power Beam Halogen Rotating Emergency Warning Light - Red LensWolo (3610-R) Power Beam Halogen Rotating Emergency Warning Light - Red Lens

The instructions say it is 12V. Can I grab a power source from amazon like this?

Amazon Link

I will be putting in a switch at some point but I want to make sure I don't blow these beauty up.

Thanks everyone!

 

[shues]

The power supply you've linked is rated to supply only 2 amps at 12 volts. It's insufficient for that beacon.

Each of the two sealed beam lamps requires nearly 5 amps, plus substantially more instantaneous current when first switched on. The motor will also require about 1 amp, and several amps for a moment when first switched on.

With that said, using a small 12-volt alarm panel battery would be sufficient to run the beacon briefly, and the power supply you linked would probably be fine for charging the battery.

 

[Trebeck]

Hey Shues
Thanks so much for the wisdom. I'd love to run these off a power bar inside my arcade. Can you recommend a power source?

 

[shues]

You'll need something that can supply, let's say, 12 amps continuously. There's a long-running thread on the topic, here: https://elightbars.org/forums/threads/running-12v-dc-equipment-on-120v-ac-indoors.7483/

Have a look at what others have used. You'll have the benefit of multiple opinions and the recommendations that others with similar needs have been given over the years.

 

[Jarred J.]

@shues that lil power supply doesn't provide charging voltage. Chargers are 13.8 - 14.7 if it's only straight 12v it wouldn't get a battery past the point of dead

 

[shues]

I concur, there are surely better options out there.

 

[Trebeck]

Could a wonderful person point me in the right direction and show me a good power supply I can use? Any favorite online stores or is Amazon just as good?

Thanks all

 

[Da-Sarge]

I use computer ATX power supplies you can get them pretty cheap that can provide plenty of amps on 12 volt plus can supply a good amount of juice on 5 volt as well for driving 5 volt devices in the arcade cabinet i drive full lightbars among many other high current 12 volt devices via computer power supplys the beauty is they are standardized so replacement is a standard off the shelf part thats easy to find