billd420
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Installing an NES Zapper on a Playchoice 10 Countertop
I recently obtained a Playchoice 10 countertop unit. Its a lot of fun, but I decided it would be even more fun with a zapper. While there are guides to add a zapper to other playchoice cabinets, there wasn't one out there to do the modification on a Countertop unit.
The countertop unit's harness lacks the wiring for a lightgun, however it can easily be soldered to the FCC interface board on the backside of the edge connector. For ease of quick connect, I decided to use a controller port from an NES. The only thing left for my modification is to make a permanent wire solution for the zapper itself, and to mount a holster on the left hand side of the cabinet.
Parts Required:
NES Controller port (I removed mine from a dead NES)
NES Zapper
Soldering iron
Desoldering Tool
Step 1 - Desolder and remove the transistor from the zapper gun sense PCB [picture 1]
Step 2 - Bridge the transistor solder points B and C as shown [picture 2]
Step 3 - Modify the Countertop FCC (interface) board as shown [picture 3]
*Brown to pin V - GND
*White to pin R - +5v
*Blue to pin P - Hit
*Purple to N - Trigger
Step 4 - Hook it all up and start shootin! [picture 4]
Happy gaming!!!
I recently obtained a Playchoice 10 countertop unit. Its a lot of fun, but I decided it would be even more fun with a zapper. While there are guides to add a zapper to other playchoice cabinets, there wasn't one out there to do the modification on a Countertop unit.
The countertop unit's harness lacks the wiring for a lightgun, however it can easily be soldered to the FCC interface board on the backside of the edge connector. For ease of quick connect, I decided to use a controller port from an NES. The only thing left for my modification is to make a permanent wire solution for the zapper itself, and to mount a holster on the left hand side of the cabinet.
Parts Required:
NES Controller port (I removed mine from a dead NES)
NES Zapper
Soldering iron
Desoldering Tool
Step 1 - Desolder and remove the transistor from the zapper gun sense PCB [picture 1]
Step 2 - Bridge the transistor solder points B and C as shown [picture 2]
Step 3 - Modify the Countertop FCC (interface) board as shown [picture 3]
*Brown to pin V - GND
*White to pin R - +5v
*Blue to pin P - Hit
*Purple to N - Trigger
Step 4 - Hook it all up and start shootin! [picture 4]
Happy gaming!!!

