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| sofakng:
How are you guys wiring the AimTrak Guns with the recoil power cable? The AimTrak Recoil kit requires a USB cable and a seperate power cable for the recoil solenoid. Instead of running two cables from the arcade machine to the light gun, I was hoping to use a single cable. I was thinking about a 6 conductor cable, using 4 wires for USB and 2 wires for the recoil power. Has anybody done this? If so, what cables did you use? ...or are most of you guys just running two cables to the light gun? |
| sofakng:
It looks like it might be too difficult finding a 6-conductor cable that will work for this. However, the cable sleeves at www.cableorganizer.com look good and I might go that approach. I'd still be interested if anybody did find a 6-conductor cable that supports the voltage/current for the recoil and usb though. |
| 8BitMonk:
I ran the two cables since they aren't terribly bulky and I didn't want the extra hassle. I ended up wire tie'ing mine and then using strips of Gorilla tape to cover the entire length of the outside of the cables. I went that route since I couldn't find any cable sleeves that weren't big, bulky, inflexible or cheesy looking. I'm so-so on the end result, the Gorilla tape is basically a glossy black duct tape and since I did it in strips it has a sort of serpentine look to it and is fairly flexible. Not sure if the wire ties under the tape were entirely necessary but it helped while i was doing the taping. If I could have found a good sleeve solution I might have went that route but nothing I found was great. |
| eds1275:
--- Quote from: sofakng on March 13, 2014, 09:00:56 am ---How are you guys wiring the AimTrak Guns with the recoil power cable? The AimTrak Recoil kit requires a USB cable and a seperate power cable for the recoil solenoid. Instead of running two cables from the arcade machine to the light gun, I was hoping to use a single cable. I was thinking about a 6 conductor cable, using 4 wires for USB and 2 wires for the recoil power. Has anybody done this? If so, what cables did you use? ...or are most of you guys just running two cables to the light gun? --- End quote --- What gauge do you need for the solenoid? tube microphones often use 6 or 7 conductor wires and some of them are for power. Might try looking into something like this if it can handle the voltage: http://info.sommercable.com/2__produkte/2__030_meterware/2__200_0186.html http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/sterling-audio-stec7-7-pin-xlr-cable That one on musiciansfriend is on sale and you could just hack the ends off. Doesn't specify, but I imagine it's a 20'. Mic cables have great flexibility and durability. |
| ChanceKJ:
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I don't see why 7-Pin XLR, or just bulk cable from an electronic supply store couldn't be used to make a custom USB/Power all in one line for this. Example: I've also been researching Cable retractors. Lookg for a simple clean solution to store the cable. Not sure where this will lead, but If i "pull the trigger" on a couple of these guns i'll make a run at doing this. |
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