Aurich Posted March 9, 2013 Posted March 9, 2013 I could have told you he was a great guy to work with, you're in good hands.
zebulon Posted March 9, 2013 Posted March 9, 2013 Thanks guys. I know so much about so little that I could teach you everything there is to know about nothing....
viriiguy Posted March 13, 2013 Author Posted March 13, 2013 My Matrix of Leadership came in today!! Wooot!!! I had it fixed good as new in minutes.. So I am contemplating selling it and buying one of the cheaper Knock-offs to turn into my Topper. I kinda had to carve up this limited edition one. In other news, Windows 7 is being a majorly royal pain in my arse. I am considering going back to Windows Server 2003. It looks like all the problems I had with it, were due to the fact my HDD was failing. I suspect it will work just fine for me now. We will see how I feel about it tomorrow. However, I may have a bad motherboard too... So I have to check that first.
viriiguy Posted March 15, 2013 Author Posted March 15, 2013 Zeb has my boards fixed!! Than you for the extremely RAPID service!!! They will be headed back to me soon. I am now back to running Server 2003. I have found it to be a more stable platform, with less headaches than Windows 7.. and it still lets me use more than 4GB of RAM. My build has slowed down quite a bit, but I have a lot going on right now in my life. My wife's family is coming for a visit, to check out our new home.. and it is NOT visitor ready yet Plus Spring is coming and I have 109k Sq foot of yard and landscaping to get ready. Also I am having a small issue with the size and shape of the head art. My plan is to have it go edge to edge, but We are having issues getting it to print out the right size. Also I have been dragging my feet in getting Javier what he needs to do the art for the front of the cabinet. So, I am still here and still working, albeit a lot slower. But I will post with updates once I have some!
viriiguy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Posted March 19, 2013 My finalized artwork should be ready later this week! The cards from zen will be here soon and I think I have my software all working properly now, with about 400 VP tables installed and ready to go. I have a lot of work to do around the house to get ready for our family to visit in the next month... And a lot of wiring to do in the cab. But I think I can have it all finished soon. Btw, today marks one year that we have owned our home.
viriiguy Posted March 20, 2013 Author Posted March 20, 2013 The cards are back!!! Thank you Zeb!!! I will start hooking them up over the next couple of days. I have LOTS of work to do around the house, so time is limited. But hey, Spring is here!!!
zebulon Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Glad they arrived safely.... I know so much about so little that I could teach you everything there is to know about nothing....
viriiguy Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 My artwork is complete and soon to be sent to Brad for printing! We decided not to do anything on the front around the coin door for now, as there is not really much room to work with. I am going to wrap the entire cabinet in black vinyl for a uniform, professional look, then lay the graphics on top of that. This is how the real P2K Cabinets are done. All the ones I have found are White, with a Black vinyl wrap over that and the graphics on top of it. So, Why not
viriiguy Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 I spoke with Brad today. Art work will likely be printed this week This is going to look sweet!
viriiguy Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 I got my high power boards from Zebulon hooked up.. Thanks for the ribbon cable! That made wiring SO much cleaner and easier! I now have working RBGs and Strobes!! I also got my nudging working great using the MS Sidewinder. Next I will start wiring up the rest of the toys. I will get a video of eberything working this weekend, when I have some free time.
scottpe Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I also got my nudging working great using the MS Sidewinder. Can you offer details on this or a source link for instructions?
viriiguy Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 Can you offer details on this or a source link for instructions? There is not a lot to it, I bought a used MS Sidewinder Pro Gamepad on Ebay for $9. Took the controller apart and Screwed the circuit board the the bottom side of one of my PF Monitor supports. I then ran thru the calibration for it under my control panel, by nudging my cabinet, with the force I felt I would use while playing. I actually nudged it a bit harder than I normally would, to keep me from tilting so easily. Then in VP, under Keys, I enabled Analog Nudging and set my dead zone to 20%. So far, it seems to be just about perfect. Mind you my play testing of this has been minimal atm, as I was mostly focused on working with my lights. But I think it is going to work out just fine.
viriiguy Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Thanks! Anytime! Today, I have Full Force Feedback!!! Well, everything but the shaker, wiper motor and Replay Knocker. And I gotta tell you it is GREAT!!! However, my Siemens Solenoids do not hit quite as hard as I expected them to. From everything I read, I thought they would hit almost as hard as a real Pinball solenoid does. But not so. They are less than half as powerful of a hit. A little depressing. I checked my voltages and they are getting 24 volts. So, I am not sure just yet. I am going to do some reading, some investigating.... And see what I can do to make these feel more like the real thing. But wow what a difference it makes thus far!!!
tyson171 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Anytime!Today, I have Full Force Feedback!!! Well, everything but the shaker, wiper motor and Replay Knocker. And I gotta tell you it is GREAT!!! However, my Siemens Solenoids do not hit quite as hard as I expected them to. From everything I read, I thought they would hit almost as hard as a real Pinball solenoid does. But not so. They are less than half as powerful of a hit. A little depressing. I checked my voltages and they are getting 24 volts. So, I am not sure just yet. I am going to do some reading, some investigating.... And see what I can do to make these feel more like the real thing. But wow what a difference it makes thus far!!! I don't have the thread on reference, but I saw where someone modded the contactors by placing a metal washer in the bottom behind the spring to make more of a "whack" sound? I haven't gotten to the point of hooking up my contactors, but was going to test the difference myself? Also did you buy your contactors new or used? I've heard used contactors aren't as loud? (I managed to get all of mine new somehow.
viriiguy Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 I vaguely remember that thread. Thanks! I will search for it and give it a shot. My contactors are used, but I have 2 sets of them and they are both much quieter than I had expected them to be. Especially based on some of the videos I have seen. Oh yea, Brad sent me this in my email today!!!!
Gannicus Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Viriiguy, hope this helps! Post a followup video so we can see what kind of improvement it made on your contactors. I've got mine in the mail now.
viriiguy Posted March 30, 2013 Author Posted March 30, 2013 Thanks, I actually did try this mod... BUt it only made a very minor difference in my case. I dug thru all 17 or my contactors and pulled out my two loudest ones. I mounted them in a few different locations around the flipper buttons and picked the loudest, clearest spot. It is still Only minimal compared to our real pinball machine.. And the back ones I cannot feel at all, but I can hear them. For the time being, it will do.. But I am going to speak with the electricians and electrical engineers at work... See if I can find out what is the loudest, hardest hitting contactor I can buy. For now.... It works. I am going to hook the rest of my toys up this weekend, hopefully.. And get a new video up of everything working. Thanks! BTW, my art will be here Tuesday!!
viriiguy Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 Sorry I have not gotten a new video up yet. I have been ill the last few days and still have to hook up some stuff. The art work will be here tomorrow!!!
viriiguy Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 Wow!!! I just got my art and let me tell you.. It is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I want to rip my cab apart right now and install it! But I just do not have the time. Wait til you guys see this! Thanks Brad!!
Lucian045 Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 Your welcome! Looking forward to the finished product.
viriiguy Posted April 3, 2013 Author Posted April 3, 2013 Oh for the love of *$#~!& This build has become an example of just home much money can Randy throw away by blowing stuff up! I am pretty sure I just fried my LEDwiz and one of my high power boards. I was trying to find where I am getting feedback from... Which of coarse means working with the power on.. Yep.. Dropped my screwdriver. Now one high power booster board has now Power LED, nor does the LEDWiz. And a couple of formerly working devices, are not responding. However... Most are still. So the LEDWiz and the affected booster board are at the least... somewhat functional. I am going to bed. I will look at it again in a day or two. If it weren't for bad luck, I would have none at all. On the bright side... I have a spare LEDWiz. I think.
viriiguy Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 Well.. Not too bad.. I blew two Optocouplers. I hope to pick them up locally tomorrow and be back up and running quick.
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