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Noob Question Bass shaker

Discussion in 'Electronic and hardware generally' started by tim lundell, Oct 9, 2015.

  1. tim lundell

    tim lundell New Member

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    Hey, i got another noob question.

    If i dont have bass shaker is it possible to use a regular bass like the image below.
    http://i.imgur(.)com/l22YAEO.png
    Will it make the chair vibrate a little bit. or wont it vibrate at all since its just a bass?

    Thanks for your answears!
    tim lundell, Oct 9, 2015
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    I would really not like to ruin my speaker like that. I saw that on the internet once but i rather keep the speak in tact.

    Would it not be any vibration at all if i keep it in tact?
    tim lundell, Oct 9, 2015
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    A speaker is designed to vibrate air, so it moves that, but it will not act as a proper transducer unless modifed to do so.
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    noorbeast, Oct 9, 2015
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    I found some Dayton Audio TT25-16 transducers online for cheap. I'm going to use those in my sim. Probably one on the pedals and 2 on the seat.
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    any one also know of a vest that uses audio to make bass vibrations on your chest. I read it a long time ago in a pop-sci magazine but haven't been able to find it. Thanks!
    mgill4bu, Oct 20, 2015
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    Kindof but that's pretty cool too! The thing I saw in the past looked more like a bulletproof vest kindof
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    As amazing as it sounds and looks. The ARAIG vest looks really clumsy and bulky.
    I've decided to go with a belt tensioner at some stage on mine as a kind of mod after I get up and running. I'll probably just use a wiper motor on a lever at the back of a 3 point harness. But that's to simulate braking more realistic and the belt tightening.
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    The ARAIG vest is bulky!

    Originally I planned to use a separate motor for harness tensioning. However I found my heave axis works well as a natural belt tensioner. The shoulder straps attach to the back of the seat and move with it. The lap belts attach directly to the frame. The lap belt attachment don't need a spring as many use when attaching the shoulder straps to the frame, as the relative axis movement is much smaller.

    So for braking the heave motor pushes the back of the sim up and because it pivots on a knee it also moves the seat slightly forward, both of which naturally tighten the harness. It slightly loosens the harness when the heave motor pulls the back of the seat down and slightly back.
    noorbeast, Oct 20, 2015
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