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Title: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: themarkjohn on May 11, 2011, 09:45:50 pm

Hi guys. Got my aimtrak guns up and running software wise. The pieces of my project are slowly coming together hardware wise, so in the interim im playing with my guns! What i would like to hear are some solutions for mounting the LED bar for the aimtrak. I have searched and can only find guides on how to hide it in the bezel of a monitor. What im looking for is a less permanent housing idea. Will it fit in a WII sensor bar wit out bending the LEDs? Im hesitant to bend those things because they fell like they will break off if i so much as look at them funny. I read on an old post about housings that ultimarc sold that you can put them in but forgot to ask when i placed my order and after looking did not see anything like that on the website.

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: WindDrake on May 11, 2011, 09:51:12 pm

ArcadeGuns sells a housing kit.

http://www.arcadeguns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34&products_id=204 (http://www.arcadeguns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34&products_id=204)

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: themarkjohn on May 11, 2011, 10:27:42 pm

thanks very much. that is exactly what i was looking for. Cheap and sleek.

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: drventure on May 11, 2011, 10:55:42 pm

This is part of what I'm working on to house my Lightbar.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=165832)

You can see the holes for the 5+1 IR LEDS on the bottom tube.

Trust me. You probably don't want to go this route.  :)

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: wbassett on May 11, 2011, 11:06:18 pm

You're building an arcade in a trombone?!  ;)

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: drventure on May 11, 2011, 11:19:07 pm

 ;D

I've had more than one person tell me it looks like a trombone.

Wasn't my initial thought, but it'll work! Once I get the rest soldered together, I'm hoping it makes a bit more sense.

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: bobotech on May 12, 2011, 01:17:38 am

Looks steampunk to me.  I <3 steampunk stuff.

Title: Re: Aimtrak Solutions!
Post by: drventure on May 12, 2011, 07:45:27 am

Yeah, that's the look I'm gunning  :P for, but after all it's taken, that 6$ ArcadeGuns black box is looking awfully nice....