The treadmill broke and the motor was begging to be used for something so why not a rumble pack for the PlayStation?
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Join me on this build as I take a broken treadmill motor and my knowledge form the internet and solder some parts together to make a 1.8 horse power rumble pack. Sounds simple enough
P.S If handled improperly electricity can be dangerous please don't try at home!!!!!!
I began by removing a treadmill motor form the broken treadmill. I then tested the motor to make sure it still worked. I fired up my variac and the motor worked wonderfully. Now for the challenge of replacing a small PlayStation controller motor with the massive treadmill motor. I had no idea how this would be done but I'm so happy we live in the age of the internet. With a few clicks and many silly UKposts videos later I figured out how I was going to make this rumble pack come true. With the help of a MOSFET that's how. I was going to use the mosfet as an electrical switch to turn on the the treadmill motor whenever the Playstation controller got a signal to turn on the small rumble motor. The plan seemed foolproof but like every plan there are always obstacles. I opened up the clear wireless PlayStation controller and began to remove the motors and solder some wires on and it was looking beautiful. Right after I finished modding the controller I realized it only ran on 2 AA batteries and my mosfet needed like 5 volts to turn on there was a chance it wouldn't work. And yeaaa... The controller wouldn't put out enough voltage to get the mosfet to turn on. Dang I had to scrap that controller and I had to use an official Sony one. I then tore apart the genuine controller and modded it to solder some wires where the old rumble motor was so I could run wires I to a mosfet. I closed up the controller and it was looking good! I then forgot to turn on my camera as I tested the setup and BOOM. I broke all 5 of my mosfets every one fired and would no longer work they were stuck in the constantly on position not what I wanted. It was to much current for the little guys to handle. I needed a beefier mosfet. Back to Ebay where I found a beastly mosfte that should get the job done. I tore apart the old set up and attache the new mosfet. This was starting to looking wonderful. I now had to attach some offset weights to the end of the motor shaft to get the vibration effect I was looking for. I ended up using a small rig 15mm tube clamp for camera rigs. It was a perfect fit and it already had some pre threaded holes in it so I could attach some weights super easy to it. I took some bolts and some washers and tighten them all down to the small rig clamp and boom the weight was finished. I slid it on the motor and clamped it down and the build was complete for the second time. Version 2.0 was here. I then ratcheted the motor down to the table because honestly I was scared of the power this was going to put out. I set up a simple gaming set up with some Magic The Gathering cards, a little figure, a crazy bone, and some snacks. No more stalling it was time to test it. I powered on the PlayStation and launched Resident Evil 3 The Mercenaries and it was game time. The thing was crazy in all ways. Loud, Scary, Dangerous, and the rumble factor was off the charts. After a few min of game play the thing cooked itself. The mosfte bit the dust. It must have overheated and fried itself. At least I remember to film it this time. What a fun wacky ride! I hope you enjoyed this video and journey to make a large 1.8 HP rumble pack I know I did :D
Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a lovely day!
I briefly showed the UKposts channels in my video please check them out they are wonderful and fun especially if your interest in electronics / electricity
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