DIY shaker motor for your virtual pinball

Episode#33 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build

In this video I will show you how to install a DIY shaker motor into your virtual pinball cabinet using a Sainsmart USB 8 channel relay board so you can get all of your VPX tables sounding/feeling great! I also show you how to wire up a pulse width modulation board (PWM) so you can adjust the strength of the shaking. The full install including a basic test and setting up your DOF to run this shaker motor will be shown! As usual, this video will have a ton of tips and tricks to get your custom virtual pinball looking and working absolutely amazing! This stuff seems crazy hard but is actually pretty simple once you have a walkthrough like this. Fear not! I got you!

If you have a 3d printer, here are some links to 3d print the shaker motor enclosure. I did not use these so please check the info on which motor the 3d print is for.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:580...

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:492...

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Link to the board and the download zip file.
https://www.sainsmart.com/collections...


If you would like to make my vpin cabinet, here is a link to the free plans!
https://sdssautomotive.wordpress.com/...
If you design your own, I'd love to see it! Send pics/video to my DM on Instagram!

Special thanks to Michael Roberts for his amazing guide on how to make a vpin cabinet, check it out here. Thanks for the amazing pictures that really help people understand the assembly process.
http://mjrnet.org/pinscape/BuildGuide...

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