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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: ifgadmanlarry on July 22, 2007, 09:25:48 pm

Title: need some help
Post by: ifgadmanlarry on July 22, 2007, 09:25:48 pm

hi i need help in making an air hockey machine that i am  making show the score whenever i score also if anyone has done one i would happily accept any tips or plans u did thanks
(i didnt really know where this should go so i posted it here)

Title: Re: need some help
Post by: shardian on July 23, 2007, 09:15:27 am

If you want to go easy, buy an el-cheapo hockey table from Wal-mart, and steal the electronics out of it to use in your project.

Title: Re: need some help
Post by: ifgadmanlarry on July 23, 2007, 09:31:00 am

thanks for the tip  also yesterday i found a site that contains parts for my project so all i need now is some money to start the project  so expect sometime in the future for a tutorial with how i did to make my air hockey table 

Title: Re: need some help
Post by: SavannahLion on July 23, 2007, 01:43:12 pm

If you really want to make it a DIY project.

Use an I-Pac or KeyWiz. Wire it up  to send a key command whenever the puck slides down the chute for a goal. A cherry switch with an actuator (http://www.gameroomguys.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=57&products_id=220&zenid=eac81ee69e1ba524470b624e1696698b) would be suitable for this. A quickie VB program can be used to keep track of score and such.

For signage, you can Google for a variety of methods of displaying scores and other data. I spotted one modification that used a LED-Wiz to output to a LCD display. With careful wiring and an LED-Wiz' or two, you can accomplish the same thing using numerical LED displays. Or you can get really fancy and use a couple of very small monitors to display a score, that would go well with a custom VB interface.

It's just an idea. It might be cheaper to steal the electronics from an el-cheapo Wal*Mart topy, but I don't think it would be as flexible or fun :)

Title: Re: need some help
Post by: ChadTower on July 23, 2007, 01:49:32 pm

He should use midgets with posterboard signs. 

Title: Re: need some help
Post by: shardian on July 23, 2007, 02:14:57 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on July 23, 2007, 01:49:32 pm

He should use midgets with posterboard signs. 

Female midgets in midget bikinis

Title: Re: need some help
Post by: RayB on July 23, 2007, 02:16:00 pm

Just google for electronic kits.
Here's a site in Canada: www.qkits.com
Search for "digital counter" or "counter"......