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Vulcan MOSFET Integration

How to solder in a MOSFET in parallel with the trigger

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#1 yennepnollad

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Posted 04 November 2011 - 12:44 AM

Hello to all,

This write up is intended for anyone who wants to add in a power metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor in parallel with the switch on a Vulcan. I did this to my Vulcan so that my arduino can control when it fires.

First things first, here is the standard wiring diagram for a Vulcan:

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And here is the wiring diagram with the MOSFET added in:

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When you crack open your gun, you are going to want to remove the trigger itself. Before that though, you want to bypass the trigger from the on/off switch straight to the motor:

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Next, remove the trigger from the assembly. This is accomplished by unscrewing one or two screws (I can't remember which).

Your trigger PCB should look like this if the trigger switch is facing DOWN:

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You want to solder the MOSFET on like so:

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You can see how I used some of the unused space on the PCB in order to solder on the Gate pin.

After you soldered in the MOSFET you can easily add in the 10.0k Ohm resistor as seen in the above picture. After that's done, you can screw the PCB back in place.

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The wires can be lengthened to accommodate for an external battery and the signal interface.

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You can use a 4 pin connector to allow for easy gun interface. If you have any questions please leave a comment.
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#2 gehaga

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Posted 04 November 2011 - 12:10 PM

Wow, I nearly fully understand this with only reading it once. Awesome work.
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Posted 04 November 2011 - 02:32 PM

I understand the wiring and everything, but what is the purpose of doing this? Is it a step in making the Vulcan a sentry-gun? Will you be posting the arduino stuff soon?
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Posted 04 November 2011 - 02:32 PM

Double post, sorry.

Edited by Exo, 04 November 2011 - 02:32 PM.

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Posted 04 November 2011 - 02:32 PM

Double post, sorry.

Edited by Exo, 04 November 2011 - 02:33 PM.

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Posted 04 November 2011 - 02:32 PM

Double post, sorry.

Edited by Exo, 04 November 2011 - 02:32 PM.

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#7 yennepnollad

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Posted 04 November 2011 - 04:06 PM

I understand the wiring and everything, but what is the purpose of doing this? Is it a step in making the Vulcan a sentry-gun? Will you be posting the arduino stuff soon?


You are right on the money. I am eventually going to make a write up for a vulcan sentry gun and I will refer to this post as the first step. If you go here you can see the code and stuff that I will be using. Not until I actually have the sentry gun working will I post the rest of this, which will be in a [EDIT]eternity or two.

Edited by yennepnollad, 05 November 2011 - 09:00 PM.

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