- January 14th, 2023, 3:51 pm#4976879
Hello Haslab Pack Modders!
I just received my Haslab proton pack so am finally getting to playing around with that. The first thing I want to fix is pack's auto power down feature that really wants to shut down the pack. This powerdown feature is similar to the Hasbro Spengler Neutrona wand's sautomatic shutdown and I made a board to fix that a couple of years ago:
https://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48218
And this topic also looks like a great reference thread for additional Hasbro pack mods:
https://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50438
I am prototyping a new version of the Keep Alive board that is very similar to my Spengler Wand Keep Alive board, but will have these features:
1) Only installed in the Spengler Wand. Similar to the current small board and only has 8 wires that need to be soldered onto the main circuit board in the Spengler wand. No changes to the Hasbro Proton Pack.
2) Keeps the wand alive even if the rumble motor is running. The wand will only auto-shutdown if you fire too long. (new feature)
3) Keeps the Hasbro proton pack running indefinitely, even if the wand shuts down after firing too long.
4) Spengler wand can still turn off and on the Haslab proton pack. But the proton pack's built in timer will not allow the wand to start it up if the pack is powered down for 5 minutes because the pack will remove power from the wand!
Not really an "interest" thread, so I did not place this in the For Sale section. More of a feature/function discussion thread for something I do plan on offering in a few months. (And I have been bad at estimating lead times, so at least by this summer?!?)
So two main questions:
1) Does anyone want a similar circuit just for keeping the pack alive without a wand? So the only way to shut off the pack would be with the power switch (when not connected to the wand.)
2) Any other features wanted from the wand?
2.1) I have an idea on how to have the Spengler wand control a vent relay in the pack so you could add a smoke kit and then control it with the Spengler wand (with the keep alive board installed)
2.2) A way to extend the 5 minute pack shutoff so the wand could power up the pack even after 5 minutes? This would require something (haven't even looked into this yet) in the pack, so this cannot be done just from the board in the wand.
2.3) Anything else???
I just received my Haslab proton pack so am finally getting to playing around with that. The first thing I want to fix is pack's auto power down feature that really wants to shut down the pack. This powerdown feature is similar to the Hasbro Spengler Neutrona wand's sautomatic shutdown and I made a board to fix that a couple of years ago:
https://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48218
And this topic also looks like a great reference thread for additional Hasbro pack mods:
https://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50438
I am prototyping a new version of the Keep Alive board that is very similar to my Spengler Wand Keep Alive board, but will have these features:
1) Only installed in the Spengler Wand. Similar to the current small board and only has 8 wires that need to be soldered onto the main circuit board in the Spengler wand. No changes to the Hasbro Proton Pack.
2) Keeps the wand alive even if the rumble motor is running. The wand will only auto-shutdown if you fire too long. (new feature)
3) Keeps the Hasbro proton pack running indefinitely, even if the wand shuts down after firing too long.
4) Spengler wand can still turn off and on the Haslab proton pack. But the proton pack's built in timer will not allow the wand to start it up if the pack is powered down for 5 minutes because the pack will remove power from the wand!
Not really an "interest" thread, so I did not place this in the For Sale section. More of a feature/function discussion thread for something I do plan on offering in a few months. (And I have been bad at estimating lead times, so at least by this summer?!?)
So two main questions:
1) Does anyone want a similar circuit just for keeping the pack alive without a wand? So the only way to shut off the pack would be with the power switch (when not connected to the wand.)
2) Any other features wanted from the wand?
2.1) I have an idea on how to have the Spengler wand control a vent relay in the pack so you could add a smoke kit and then control it with the Spengler wand (with the keep alive board installed)
2.2) A way to extend the 5 minute pack shutoff so the wand could power up the pack even after 5 minutes? This would require something (haven't even looked into this yet) in the pack, so this cannot be done just from the board in the wand.
2.3) Anything else???