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darthbane2k:
My LCD topgun has stopped working after a year of usage. Cursor no longer moves and there is no light on the gun. Have tried unplugging USB and replugging but no life The LED strip lights are still red though.

Any ideas? Anyone had similar problems? I dont know where to buy a replacment (am from UK).

Also what is the definitive driver to use these days for it? Its been a long time...
RandyT:

Are you looking at your light bars through a CCD device, like a digital / video camera?  It would not surprise me if the IR LED's were being over driven to improve performance, and that they have died, or dimmed to the point that the gun can no longer pick them up.

If it's just the LED's you may be able to replace them or build your own light bars.

RandyT
SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: RandyT on February 15, 2008, 01:03:22 pm ---
Are you looking at your light bars through a CCD device, like a digital / video camera?  It would not surprise me if the IR LED's were being over driven to improve performance, and that they have died, or dimmed to the point that the gun can no longer pick them up.
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As bizarre as this sounds, would a Wii lightbar work? Each one comes with... ten LED's in two groups of five. Seems Nintendo had the same problem and rather than overdriving the LED's just pumped up the number of LED's to compensate.
Daniel B.:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on February 15, 2008, 01:08:20 pm ---As bizarre as this sounds, would a Wii lightbar work? Each one comes with... ten LED's in two groups of five. Seems Nintendo had the same problem and rather than overdriving the LED's just pumped up the number of LED's to compensate.

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The problem with the existing wii lightbar is that the wii has to be turned on before it gets power. People have made custom lightbars with the IR leds as randy suggested, or there are plenty of wireless solutions available. Funny as it sounds, people use candles instead of the sensor bar! While I'm sure it's not accurate enough for our needs, can be a pretty cool party trick.
Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: darthbane2k on February 15, 2008, 11:28:28 am ---My LCD topgun has stopped working after a year of usage.

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There are two likely causes..... One of them has already been mentioned.... ie the dead IR Leds. You can replace these. Buy the ones that are sold as IR LEDs for remote controls (TV Remote etc) they're the same thing. If you want to know if they are working, just point a video or digital stills camera at them. The CCD chip can see them on, where your eyes can't.

The second and most likely cause of the problem, is actually a break in the cable somewhere. The only way to find that out is to buz through the cable with a meter. In the arcade, we quite often find that we're replacing gun cables every six months or so, and that's on a heavy weight commercial cable.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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