Hillsboro, OR
Pirates doesn't support a shaker. But using the STTNG flasher sensing motor kit from pinbits, I have managed to install one in my Pirates. The result is fantastic, almost perfect. It goes off when you hit the ship, when you destroy the ship, when you hit the kraken, and when you get an extra ball (and all the cannons fire). Here are the steps with pictures:
1) Buy the pinbits STTNG shaker motor: http://www.pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_36&products_id=281&zenid=hf0kv6pfd6s9rcm596a1h57et4
2) Install the motor. Installed mine using the screws included in the stock Stern shaker motor location. Just screw the 4 screws in:
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3) Install the shaker board that comes with the shaker above the shaker. Turn the white screw all the way down (I believe it was counter clockwise, but you can test. You want to make it the least powerful or it shakes too much, but you can adjust it to your liking after).
4) Attach the shaker and wiring harnesses to the board.
5) Cut the wiring harness black wire so it's shorter. See the picture below for where you will run this wire. I crimped a U shaped screw connector onto mine. You need to hook this to ground. It can be any ground you like:
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6) Run the wires with the cabinet wires to the back of the playfield. Remember you need enough wire slack so you can lift the playfield up and put it back into position:
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7) We will attach the orange and red wires to the ship flasher, flasher #32. You can easily locate this by running the flasher test for flasher 32 and seeing where it is flashing underneath the playfield.
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8. We will then solder the two wires. The red goes to the red wire (power). The orange goes to the driver wire (black). I just soldered the wires onto the flasher socket. You can use alligator clips or the splicer things that come with the shaker kit to splice into the existing wires if you prefer.
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You can test the motor by running a flasher test for the ship flasher. The pinbits board has some logic in it so it will be extremely aggressive the first flash in the test, but probably stop working after until you wait a bit. Anyway, best way to test is to play a game. So, you are done. Close up shop and enjoy 
