That’s great info, and super-cool of you to offer the harness-making. Thanks!

This could be fascinating in BSD

Definitely, the shaker could fire with every crack of thunder.

Well there goes some more money...Keep up the good work!! These will be amazing!!

Great idea. Thrilled that you are doing this.

I was looking at TAF (and WH2O, FH, and eventually Tommy). For TAF, I would think that the flashers in the topper would be ideal to connect to J126-6. Perhaps the motor for The Thing J122-1. Maybe The Thing flipper, too which would require connection to the Fliptronics board - so that might not work. Bookcase motor J122-3. And Swamp release J122-4.

But it would be great to connect to (likely just one of) the magnets in the center of the playfield. Since that is J126-7 or 8, I would think that would work as well as any other flasher?

Is this fail safe in software? Can you have a simple timer say 10sec or something if you don't catch the "off" trigger within 10sec you just turn it off any way (fail safe) so you can trigger on the "on" pulse for better experience?

do you know if this will work with police force?(system 11b) it would be awsesome to have a shaker going when you are doing the right ramp twice steals high score shot.

just paid for my 2 kits for Shadow and POTC. really pumped for this. Shakers are my favorite mod.

This is a must have. Can’t wait to get mine.

Anticipation killing me!!!
Addams and Fish tales.

Shakers are by far the best mod other than colordmd....sorry, i always go color first.

sweet. I think those 2 in the middle are mine.

Got my 2 shakers today. Will post again once I get them installed, but everything looks great.

Just finished installing the shaker in my Funhouse. This was the easiest shaker install I have done. All the parts you need are included. The instructions were also very clear and correct. The only thing I did wrong was to run the short power cord up the back box. The 6' power extension cord is already in the harness that goes from the back box down to the lower cabinet.

I set my shaker to go off with the Rudy flasher only. It works great. I like that you are able to adjust the intensity of the shaking.

Well thought out product. May have to put one in CV.

Will probably try to install one of mine tonight. I will say everything looks very professional and detailed. The instructions are fantastic with color print and lots of detail.

Pm sent

Thank you Robert!

Here are some pics from my Funhouse install.

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Thanks for the pics. I got mine yesterday, probably won't be able to install until Saturday. Funhouse seems to be a popular choice. I can't wait for the machine to shake every time I bash Rudy in the face!

It is so much better now!

Contacted Robert per PM that i was willing to be a Beta-tester for overseas Europe at 240VAC
We spoke about the risks and what the tests would involve.
Robert was very clear in how the proces should go and all the videos on his website were very helpfull.
Since i was the first on 240VAC to test, he provided me with extra pictures how to measure things, so all would go smooth upon arrival of the kit.

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We agreed that i would test the shaker in my Creature (WPC-game) and in MM (WPC-95)
My kit came with two tranformer splitters to accomodate the two different transformer styles.

First up was Creature, placed the drill-guide, but on Creature you have a board inside the cabinet and the moving mirror. So placement was a little try-and-error.

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Following the instruction videos the rest of the installation is done in minutes, very easy.
Started with Harnas-A Flashers and put on all the dipswitches that were available for Creech, and fired the machine up … and it works!
With all the available triggers it just got out of hands with the shaking action, but the beauty of this kit is you can adjust the triggers by just flipping the dipswitches on or off to your liking, aswell as the shake-intensity which is controlled by a potmeter.
Just play a few games to get a feel when you want it to shake, or not.

Creature is one of the few games that has occupied J128/J129 connectors, My harnas-B did not have an inline connector to split with a Z-connector (that's why there are beta-testers )
But replacing the game-connectors with the Pinshaker harnas-ones got the shaker working when the solenoids are triggered, but the solenoids don't fire hence the game connectors are not attached. (Given this feedback to Robert, so this is adressed for future customers)

Let's try this baby in MM!

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Second time installation goes very quick (you have done it before, so you are more confident )
Only took 20 minutes to install, including drilling the holes.
Began with Harnas-A Flashers, and like Creech i first put on all the triggers ….Wow!
Every shot results in a shake, little bit overkill, powered machine down and choose Left-Ramp Right-Ramp and Castle-Flasher and put the potmeter on 50%
Just perfect!

The theme lends itself to a perfect match with a shaker, makes a big difference in game-experience.
Harnas-B Solenoids also worked as it should, but since MM is quite flasher-happy, and after some tuning in which ones you like, I feel the harnas A gives you more control to balance the shaker-action. (this maybe different for other machines, so you have the ability to experiment)

Conclusion:
A very professional and well toughtout shaker kit
Complete reversable, except the 4 holes you have to drill in the cabinet-floor.
Configurable how you want to trigger the shaker for flashers or solenoids (up to 8 triggers or less)
The power of the shake is controlled with a potmeter which has a nice range.
Robert is a very nice guy who goes out of his way to help you with any questions or problem that may arise.

Downside:
After installing this kit, you immediatly want them for other titles!
(for me i want one for ST:TNG and BSD, MM keeps the already installed one)

So buyer beware, if you experience this kit, you want to have more

Congrats Robert, on such a nice product!

Thor-NL aka Jelle Nelemans The Netherlands

All the parts in the picture might look overwhelming at first, but it’s really not. It’s just a few simple steps to install it, all plug and play, anyone can easily do it. The first one you install will take 30-40 minutes, the second one will be half that time. Love the one on my wh20 and will be installing one on my shadow and tspp.

Been busy this week but will get my 2 installed this weekend. Shadow and POTC. Can't wait.

Hey TWIPY pinball awards: mod of the year

Robert. Question for you. On my Addams Gold, can I hook it up to shake when the magnets energize?

From Robert's earlier post on magnets as triggers:

Answered in post #106

Couple comments/idea.
On Funhouse, doesn't the board on the front left of the cabinet have a 12v tap? I understand taking stress off the driver board but to me if the power is there that's an ideal power tap and less mess.

Secondly, the one thing I wish I had done differently when I installed a shaker in my LOTR (pinballlife kit) was to put it in the middle of the cabinet instead of the front left. Physics ... duh. It stands to reason reverberation will occur more on the side/area it's mounted on. I think on most pins, there's likely room enough between the speaker and the cross brace. Add a couple wire loops to clean it up and BAM!

When funds free up definently will add one to my TAF AND FH. I think about the current machines with a shaker installed from factory and how they interact. Used tastefully and sparingly. Both very important. I think on TAF, the topper GI (used sparingly) bookcase motor (some what sparingly), train target (most people go for ramp so used sparingly). Thing is used quite a bit and honestly I think would get annoying real quick especially for the length of time it runs. Maybe the vault switch? Would love to hear others ideas on physical placement and incorporating.

The beauty of this setup is that it doesn’t draw any power from the game, to me that’s a substantial benefit over other setups. In most cases it connects before the transformer.

Got my payment invoice today. One Bram stokers Dracula shaker coming up!

Like Pinstadium is king of the lighting issue on the playfield, Robert is now king of the best pinshaker on the market. Hands down.

This looks awesome. Here is a suggestion to help make this mod attractive to even more of the potential users.

Some people aren't quite as creative as others. Perhaps something could be done to capture user input and/or manufacturer recommendations on best triggers to use by game title? Something that would be easy to access when looking for info for a specific game title. Each entry would specify the triggers used for a title, and a little bit about why those chosen triggers are good. Multiple entries for a title could be possible.

documented my shadow install in the shadow club https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-shadow-club/page/125#post-5169015

Great mod!

This looks great. Thanks to everyone for sharing installation and testing experiences.
Any idea how this will compare to the PinSound version that is coming...?

Sorry it took so long but been crazy busy. Got my shaker package a couple weeks ago for shadow and potc. Installed shadow tonight after dinner and it took about 30 minutes. There is no need for me to document anything or take pictures because his install instructions are VERY good and detailed and in color. Everything about his shaker package is top notch. I did the flasher install and tested and did the solenoid install and tested. I prefer to feed off the flashers. When multiball starts it is great. I have all my available flasher dip switches on at the moment and like it. Overall a huge thumbs up for pinshakers.

Will hopefully get potc installed this week and will report back about it soon. If anyone has any suggestions about what to trigger off of with potc let me know. I am assuming flashers on it as well.

Installed in a whitewater .....now just have to find my comfort zone with my settings ....

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Perhaps start with the settings Lermods posted
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/post-your-favorite-pinshakers-shaker-motor-trigger-settings#post-5170225

My apologies if the answer should be obvious to me but I read and searched and couldn't find it ...

Will this work in the MM remake?

The PPS shaker doesn't offer any flexibility so I hope this shaker will work.

thanks

No, it won’t currently work with the ramake, different board set.

Installed in my Funhouse today. Directions were great. Everything was labeled nicely. Top notch packaging. I chose Rudy and blue light for flashers. It shakes when I hit Rudy, out of the scoop, and it seems like a handful of other times. I was worried only Rudy hits wouldn't be enough. So far I'm happy with how much it shakes and it makes sense in the game. I may look into a way to get pops to shake as well, I think this would require a custom harness. Install was around an hour, but I involved my kids. I think a 2nd install would be under a half hour. Highly recommend.

Any insight on a doctor who install?

I see they are still on pre order for WPC titles?

I would very much like to install on my Williams IJ.