HOTD 4 - Adding feedback motors to guns?

[Esoteric_rt]

I recently purchased a House of the Dead 4. Inside the cabinet was a bagged set of unused gun feedback motors (5v)

Upon opening up the guns, it is obvious where they are supposed to be located but the wiring is not clear. The motors have a pin connector but there is no point to receive this inside the gun.

There are 2 unused wires on the main harness which comes from the cabinet. Is it safe to assume this is where they need to be wired? Has anyone completed a similar install before?

The cabinet manual includes the motors under a section called "Installation Kit". Though it simply lists the parts and no instruction on install.

It would be great to have feedback in the guns!

 

[mecha]

it appears you're missing a plug. I've never worked on one of these before, I don't know why that is.

 

[Esoteric_rt]

it appears you're missing a plug. I've never worked on one of these before, I don't know why that is.

Yeah, its odd, you would think SEGA would make the gun motors 'plug in play' given the motors have a connector. Perhaps the guns on my cabinet are a different version than what is required...

 

[ArcadeTechGW]

I'd suggest the following:

Gun open:
Connect up to the two wires you think with a VOM set to 10 volts.
Making sure nothing is shorted, power on the game.
Start a game. Fire a round or 10, and see if you see 5 volts or so.
If so, buy matching plugs and pins for your new and existing connector, and add them in.

If not, look at the schematic. It should show which pins run the feedback motor.

By the way, your pictures were PERFECT. It made it easy to see what you were talking about - well done and repped!

They may have been in the kit, and the op pitched them since he didn't want to ever install the kit, never thinking that someone later might buy the game and want them.

After all, if they didn't want them, why would you? Just saying.

 

[Esoteric_rt]

I'd suggest the following:

Gun open:
Connect up to the two wires you think with a VOM set to 10 volts.
Making sure nothing is shorted, power on the game.
Start a game. Fire a round or 10, and see if you see 5 volts or so.
If so, buy matching plugs and pins for your new and existing connector, and add them in.

If not, look at the schematic. It should show which pins run the feedback motor.

By the way, your pictures were PERFECT. It made it easy to see what you were talking about - well done and repped!

They may have been in the kit, and the op pitched them since he didn't want to ever install the kit, never thinking that someone later might buy the game and want them.

After all, if they didn't want them, why would you? Just saying.

Thanks for the advice, yeah if you want some help on forums you need to provide clear details!

Sadly, I turned on the machine the other night and the Lindbergh PC wont boot up (the LAN light was flashing orange). I am hoping it is just the cabinet PSU, so have ordered a new ATX PSU and will try that first