Warning

This is the dev documentation for an unreleased version of MPF!

This is the documentation for MPF 0.56, which is the “dev” (next) release of MPF that is a work-in-progress. Unless you’re specifically looking for this version, you probably want to use the version of documentation called “latest” which is for the latest released version of MPF. That documentation is at docs.missionpinball.org/en/latest.

Voltages and Power in Pinball Machines

This section is about some general electric details in pinball machines.

• Voltages and Power
  • Primary side - 230/110V
  • High Voltage - 48V to 80V
  • Light Power
  • Display Power
  • Logic Power
  • PC Power
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC/EMI
  • Common Ground
  • Power Filter Boards
• Wiring and Connectors in Pinball Machines
  • High Current
  • Low Current/Logic Power
  • Wire-to-Wire Connections
  • Sourcing Connectors
  • Power Distribution Boards
• Ground and Appliance Classes
  • Class 1 appliances
  • Common Ground
• Power Management in Software

Videos about wiring in pinball (series of 6 videos):