Thanks a Ton Daryl! Followed everything including links and made the purchases , which were very reasonable. Already had a 12 volt power supply from my mame/jamma cab and powered up everything and it's a thing of beauty when you hear that solenoid snap shut for the first time.

Looking great! They will get much louder when attached to the cabinet for sure!

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I've been dabbling in force feedback and there's so much information out there and your video is simple informative and instructional. Very awesome so thank you again I would love to see a video on how to interact with a visual pinball next.

Great videos ! Do you happen to have a video step by step on the config software for virtual pin .. I have same setup but 10 hours later still can’t get it to work 😩 ready to closet it again another year

Triste help me a lot! Thank you!

Dude, cool as heck! Just what I needed, great tutorial.

thanks for posting this. the diodes you are suing the 1N4004 - they say 1.1v max, so this is OK to use given 12v power supply , and how do you attach the diode ? sorry if this is a silly question, this kind of eletronics is new to me. I am adding a couple of central locking solenoids as flipper feedback usin ghe same sainsmart relay you have. thank you for any help !

If adding coils to VP cabinet and you want to understand the diode piece of the equation in video, here is a good video for the reverse biased diode to block the voltage from coming backwards into the solenoid (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNKVo5iWmLGxlI0.html). I'm upgrading from the same 12v Amazon coils like ones in the video to stronger pinball specific coils that pack more punch. Example: www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/090-5036-01 or 090-5036-OT on Ebay, diode already installed. Many of the commercial pinball coils have the diode installed already for this same purpose, to block the voltage in 1 direction for the coil. This coil 090-5036-01 is rated for 50v but will trigger @ 12v. I used this coil as my Knocker coil, works great. So far no heat issues and no fires.

Perfect.. this is exactly what I needed.. Will this work with the 4 port? I read that it will only work with the Sanesmart 8 port board? Can you please post 1 more update video with how you got all this to gel with the pinball software? I've been reading up bit it's really confusing.. What is the diode in between +12v and - for the bumper?

Hi m8 , hey is there any chance you could do video on how to set up bumpers and shaker to one of the relays on the saint smart , been trying to find how to connect pinball bumpers to relay , subbed you too fella hoping you can help me , cheers marcho's arcade

What type of board is that you are using for mounting? I remember in some other video someone saying that it conducts vibration well so you get the most feedback from it. I can't remember what its called though?

Hello, I bought the Saints Smart 8-relay plate plus the 4004 diodes. I have a ledwiz plate and other things I would like to know if you have any connection scheme since thank you very much.

Can anyone tell me why the diode is needed on the solenoids?

Do I need diodes if I’m using this custom board by Zebs? Zebsboards Opto Flipper Board

Link ??? Wonderfull!!! Thanks!!!!

Any overheating issues with the solenoids when staying energized (such as holding the flipper?)

i am wondering too how to connect the Diodes. do you have a picture?

Hi, can i use solenoids with sainsmart 8 ch relay without ledwiz? Is it possible? For example if i want to activate solenoids only when i press flipper buttons, can i do this also with solenoids and sainsmart? Thank you

Sorry but what are the solenoids for exactly?