Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: BadMouth on May 18, 2011, 01:36:04 pm
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I like to tinker with controls. I have a big two-handed positional gun with a vibration motor, two regular size positional guns with solenoids, and a happ ffb steering wheel. In addition to that, I just ordered a happ recoil gun that I'm going to fit with an aim-trak.
I've been using a nice adjustable HP lab power supply for testing and temporary setup, but that will soon become a permanent fixture in my driving cab to power the happ force feedback motor.
What are the options for powering the solenoids? (or other current hungry things)
According to the meter on the HP power supply, the solenoids in the positional guns can spike as much as 10 amps when the trigger is first pulled.
The specs on the corsair power supply in my PC say it has a 30 amp rail. Can one of these be used or do I need something more industrial?
Could the smaller solenoid in the happ recoil gun be powered by the PC that's running the games?
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Happ's recoil guns can run off the 12v rail on your PC's PSU, but you should really look into the Standalone 24v PSU they use to power the recoil gun conversion kit.
Pretty much anywhere it's asking for 24v, you should use one of the big, high-amp 24v PSU's.
Other then that, if it's rated for 12v, it's perfectly OK to pull it off the PC's PSU. PC PSU's can deliver a crap-ton of current.
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I picked one of these up for my own experimenting on a homemade recoil gun. http://www.bgmicro.com/PWR1278.aspx (http://www.bgmicro.com/PWR1278.aspx) hope this helps. best price i could find.