zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 http://www.zebsboards.com/index.php/coming-soon 'Nuff said...
Content Provider arngrim Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 nice, can't wait to see the next steps
Administrators Wildman Posted July 5, 2014 Administrators Posted July 5, 2014 Nuff said is right Man thats Impressive as hell....Can not wait for the end result..I see upgrading in my future. Dude that shit rocks Zeb real nice job man
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 Thanks Guys, I wish I could take all of the credit but it's been a collaborative effort between myself, maxsinner and elnino. Using a little bit of everyone's input on this one.... It's been a long haul haul as well, about 4 major changes throughout its development and umpteen million revisions. It's not coming out until I can guarantee rock solid stability.
Content Provider DeeGor Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 Sweet. It'll be nice to have a digital plunger out there that works well. All of the other solutions have been problematic.
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 It's based on a really super simple principle of measuring through a photoresistor the change in the ambient light transmitted through a proprietary indicator solution while introducing a catalyst into the solution to affect a change in stasis. Wildman would be familiar with it in principle...it's called a breathalyzer... The trouble is getting the radioactive isotope to stay on the tip of the plunger...I'm thinking that a lick and stick method might be best.
Content Provider freneticamnesic Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 I have no idea what's going on... ...but I'm in for one
Administrators Dazz Posted July 5, 2014 Administrators Posted July 5, 2014 Oh snap! I need one asap! Got an idea on pricing yet?
Shadowsclassic Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 Wow, that looks really cool, and that's all done with a lick and stick radioactive Iso- wait what????
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 LOL....it's actually done with magnets.... @Dazz....it will be competatively priced. Still running the numbers on it but I'm shooting for $150CAN
Content Provider freneticamnesic Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 magnetopot?
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 Nope, ditched that concept pretty early on. must have gone through $300 worth of the damned things (the connector is too flimsy and tears off)
maxxsinner Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 And the word is out It's been prototype city around here for a while ...
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 how the hell are you guys embedding the vids? I just build stuff...I can't actually use it.
Content Provider freneticamnesic Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 just paste the actual youtube url ....it does it automatically And the word is out It's been prototype city around here for a while ... Is this the same thing zeb is showing us? This is crazy, very cool
Content Provider freneticamnesic Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 Nope, ditched that concept pretty early on. www.youtube.com/embed/Isd-tbXXf8I must have gone through $300 worth of the damned things (the connector is too flimsy and tears off) how does it tear off? You also don't need contact with it, I am going to put a thin wall between it and the magnet
maxxsinner Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 just paste the actual youtube url ....it does it automatically Is this the same thing zeb is showing us? This is crazy, very cool This was one of the original designs.... and it has gone waaaaay past that now
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 yeah, maxx went about it the hard way, the new circuit board is smaller than a dime.
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 how does it tear off? You also don't need contact with it, I am going to put a thin wall between it and the magnet For a one off for a personal machine they're great. The problem I had was in trying to make them "rough service" enough that I could ship them and not be replacing them under warranty due to breakage. Also, at $30 per piece, they wouldn't be very economical by the time it was assembled and shipped. I have absolutely nothing against using them in this application, we just decided to go in another direction.
Content Provider freneticamnesic Posted July 5, 2014 Content Provider Posted July 5, 2014 Cool thanks. I just have this hooked up to a ps3 sixaxis controller, build in nudge and I can use it as the input controller as well so it turned out pretty handy. I do have doubts about durability, I guess we'll see. I'm really interested in seeing your final product, it sounds like you've got a lot of R&D into it so it should be top notch!
zebulon Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 As long as you fasten the ribbon with the connector down and out of the path of the magnet you'll be fine. You'll find that if you overshoot the end it will behave just like an actual plunger. Yeah, this one has been in development for a considerable amount of time and money now.
Mameman Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Sweet, worth the wait. Put me down for one. I bet I know where there's a ton of them heading Www.xtremepinball.com
zebulon Posted July 6, 2014 Author Posted July 6, 2014 LOL...maxx came through tonight with the descriptors for the code and they look like they'll work out just fine so it's heading to final beta tomorrow. Already started running the housing parts off on the cnc as I'm trying to keep as much of the assemblies in house as possible. Trying to keep my excitement under control but it's looking like this one's going to be a go!
Loafmeister Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Great news Zeb, I have no doubt this will be a great new addition to your awesome product line!
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