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Act-Labs to Happs .45 cal. case hack
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1UP:
It's been mentioned many times before but....

You can order individual parts of almost anything Happ makes by going to the cart and entering the part numbers shown in the exploded views of any controller.  You could easily pick out the numbers for just the case, the screws that hold it together, the trigger and the microswitch and you're in business.
kldavis:
Happ actually offers the gun cases alone right in their catalog...

http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/optical/960405xxk.htm
Negativecreep0:
Hey man can't wait till you post a FAQ. I have been searchign for one on this exact topic for a while. The acts gun is nice and all, but ugly as hell.
GamingGreg:
Superdave,

You're probably aware of this, but in case you aren't, you need to pay particular attention to the focal length and alignment of the optics when transfering this to the new case.  They need be exactly as they are in the old Act-Labs case or this isn't going to work for you.  Also it's quite possible that this is going to decrease the acuracy of the gun as getting these those thing exactly right will be difficult, but I guess that's the trade off.

Good Luck with the transfer!  A lot of us are interested in knowing how it goes for you.  Hope it works well.
Superdave:
I am hoping that this will bump up the post to the top of the list. I just finished the hack of my Act-Labs gun into a happs gun case and hydraulic hose cord. ( arcade style w/ arcade mount. At least that is what we use) And it works just fine. Actually more accurate because I took the time to align the eye. The 2nd mouse button is on the rt side of the gun just above the handle. inside it was like the gun was made for this! I just had to dremel a hole for the button cover. The calibration switch is in the bottom of the barrel. I had to make a mount for this switch and hot glue it in. All of the wires to the switches and the eye had to be cut and lengthened. Regarding the distance of the eye, I found that it did not make a difference. Mine is way closer to the optic glass than it was in the act lab case but there is nothing but room to move it around. I will post pics as soon as I can get ahold of a digital camera. This makes gun games a whole lot more fun cause it has "the" feel unlike the act labs case. If anyone has any q's , LMK
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