ICPjuggla Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Hey all, I'm just about to the point to start getting all my components in my cab and I was wondering where is the best spot to put my 3 Mercury tilt switches?
ICPjuggla Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Is anyone willing to share with me where they have put there 3 switches?
pixelmagic Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Check out the build log of Chris, i think there in his cab. [TABLE=width: 500] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD=align: center]New project homepage: http://blog.pixelmagic.nl/[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD=align: center]LED-Wiz utility: http://pinball.pixelmagic.nl/ledwiz/[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD=align: center]Anyone want to buy my LEDwiz ?? [/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
mameman Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 i have put them on a single bar on the bottom of the cab before at the front. the left and right hang over the edge so you can adjust them up and down by bending, the front sits in the center also so the shove will move the mercury in the right direction. PM me for any custom CNC needs. Find me on Facebook.. Xtreme Pinball or www.xtremepinball.com Ipad pinball cabinet iFlipper Here: See the Doctor Who build Here.... / See the Tron build Here.... / See the BattleStar Galactica build Here.... See the Big Bang Bar build Here.... / See the Twilight Zone build Here.... CNC Work Here.....
ICPjuggla Posted February 18, 2012 Author Posted February 18, 2012 Thanx guys, pretty sure I know what you mean! By any chance are there any pictures floating around you could point me too with all 3 of them hooked up so I can get it right?! mameman, your toppers are awesome! When I'm at that point in my build I'm def. going to be getting something from you! I'm doing a star wars themed cab. How are the leds in the toppers connected to a power source? or is it just a plug in? I want to make sure I'll have a spot on my smart strip if they just plug in!
slaapzak Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 which switch are the best ones to use? and where can you order them
zebulon Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 Tough to get and even tougher to get shipped with mercury being a big environmental no no these days. You can use the switches out of old thermostats for heating control if you like. Personally, I wasn't a big fan of the mercury switch, it was kind of like an all or nothing switch and took forever to find a mounting position that even cam close to working consistently. I know so much about so little that I could teach you everything there is to know about nothing....
MTPPC Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 Mercury switches have too much bounce. Perhaps they could be improved with a proper capacitor. In the end, I went with a MS Sidewinder Pro, but when I tried mercury switches, I used the car alarm ones like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mobilistics-Mercury-Tilt-Switch-for-Alarms-Lights-etc-Hood-Trunk-Lid-Trigger-/190933581402
Luckydogg420 Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 I've ordered a plunger kit from virtuapin. This should do analog nudging. http://virtuapin.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=105 I haven't seen many reviews, but think it should do the trick
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