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Dazz:

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--- Quote from: thatitalian on October 08, 2008, 08:04:08 am ---Hey Dazz,

Could you post it to a hosting site then post a link?

(off topic: how is HS progressing? How is the theme installer coming along?)

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To my image or to the actual circuit? 

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To both if you can!

I always swing by the HS site! Love the frontend! I recently updated the software, but haven't read over the new process. Will drop past and have a read!

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thatitalian:
Where did you get the plunger and physical circuit from? That plunger looks super easy to mount! And that circuit means nothing to me! :dizzy:

Like, I said, I am rubbish with this stuff!

Could anyone assist with construction, I am more than willing to pay!
Franco B:
Hmm, I see the pinball emulators let you control the strength of the ball release by holding down a key.

You could do the same thing mechanicaly as the optical sensor by making a leaf switch set up but by making the circuit normally closed (NC) and attaching one of the leafs to the end of the plunger. Just a thought.
mountain:

--- Quote from: Franco B on October 08, 2008, 09:02:24 am ---Hmm, I see the pinball emulators let you control the strength of the ball release by holding down a key.

You could do the same thing mechanicaly as the optical sensor by making a leaf switch set up but by making the circuit normally closed (NC) and attaching one of the leafs to the end of the plunger. Just a thought.

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I was going to try that but I liked the cool factor of using something non-mechanical. I feared that over time the leaf would wear out. 


--- Quote --- I chose to use a reflective opto-switch to sense the presence of the plunger's home position and a debounce circuit to remove any bouncing effects from the plunger. Without a debounce, the bounce of the plunger after release would behave like hitting the assigned plunger key in Visual Pinball repeatedly.
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Plus, after reading this from John's retro arcade, I didn't want to revisit the plunger down the road if it failed to work correctly using the leafs. The plunger circuit is perfect, I am very happy with it.
thatitalian:
How did you go about creating the circuit? I thought the same thing about it wearing, but as I am not good with circuits it seemed like the only option!

I would like the optical route to be honest, could you assist?

The only thing I know about circuits is using an etching pen and etching tanks to create the layout....... that is about it really! ::)
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