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Power supply CN1 pinout, pins 7-12

Pin 7: dot matrix high voltage (unused on pre-DMD games). Pin 8: unused. Pin 9: dot matrix high voltage (ground on pre-DMD games). Pins 10 and 11: 9 V AC each to bridge DB1 for the +5 V logic; together they also make the +/-12 V for the sound board. Pin 12: ground return for pins 10 and 11.

Pins 4, 7 and 9 carry display high voltage; do not probe them casually with the game on.

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Source: Repairing DataEast 1987 (Laser War) to Sega 1995 (Batman Forever), Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)