did you put the setting in the menu to "shaker on"

I put one in and im a newbie too. So do you have physical installation issues with the shaker in the cab, the little controller board on the left of the cab, or wiring connections ?

No reason to beat up on your self.

Lets see if we can help you.. Can you post a picture of the shaker control board with the harnesses plugged in. Also check the fuses on the the shaker board. Where did you get the shaker from?

JJ

no if its set on maximum it should work...did you try to test in coil test mode? (#8)

I would check your connections be sure they are plugged in correctly, make sure none of them are one pin of ect... There was a bad batch of harnesses about 10 months ago I saw some issues with

JJ

The black wire that goes to the power supply isn't plugged correctly. Try switching it around.

In you're 3rd pic you can see the two plugs I think you have to switch them around. I just installed a shaker today on my Ironman so I think that could be it. Not 100% though

These two try switching, might work

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Damn, sorry man I want it to work for you that's the only thing I saw.

Do you have any other games with a shaker motor in them?

Do you have a meter?

Is that second plug in that picture he mentioned plugged into anything? The reason I ask is when I installed my Tron shaker motor there was a plug that was way in the back of the cabinet back behind the transformer that I had to untangle and route to the front of the cabinet to plug into a plug that looks like that one. I hope this helps if not look through service menu there maybe something weird to activate other than max level.
Good Luck!!!

Ill take some pics of my met pro. Its been a couple months, but i dont remember having to connect anything to the right hand power area. My game was pre wired with connectors right where the shaker kit needed them. All on left side of machine.

The only tricky connection i had was finding the connector way back in the cab to connect to the harness that goes up to the back box. That is one of the last steps. Did you run a wire (i think it was brown) along the bottom of the cab and plug it into the harness in the bundle of wires laying on the floor of the cab in the back?

There are 2 types of controlboard. One has a connection to the right side of the cabinet so that seems to be OK looking at the controlboard. Unfortuantely I have only the controlboard that connects to left side cabinet and has a cable running to the back of the cabinet so cant be of further assistance

Number 1 thing to check when anything on a pinball doesn't work is the fuse. Is the fuse on that board good? you also may want to check in the head for a bad fuse. Also make sure the coin door is closed when checking the fuses in the head. They light up red when good.

Oh is that the diff between the A and B shaker kits? OP, which kit do you have?

glad to hear its working...it is a must have on metallica, along with a powered sub... those two additions to the machine make it an experience for sure

Great news! Congrats. I like the shaker on mine too.

Which powered sub do u have or recommend?

I would also like to know a good sub to use.

polk 10 inch subs are great value for what you get.

BTW - your plumb bob is installed upside down. The cone should stick up into the ring, allowing for you to adjust the sensitivity by moving it up and down.

polk 10" is what I use...you can get them most of the time around $99 and some of the time around $75...you can plug 2 machines into one sub with no problem