Hi guys,

 

I have built my own sim rig, including using an old car seat mounted onto a wooden frame.

I am contemplating getting a butt kicker to go under the seat but looking at all the pics the transducer needs to mount onto something like the support of the office chair.

 

I do not have that, just a space under my seat between frame and seat. I have seen something that seems to overcome that like a steel tube with bolt fixings I could attach to the base under the seat.

 

Firstly, is this possible and secondly is it worth it in regards to the immersion factor?

Dave

Hey Dave,

I own a buttkicker and it is NOT attached to my chair.  I just can't have wires going from my chair to my pc.  

In my setup I use a https://wheelstandpro.us/saitek-flight-controllers/ and attached the unit to the middle part of the unit on the bottom which basically shakes everything.  BTW - I think you should be able to mount it directly to the wood under your chair.

Let me know if you want more info or a pic.

Tx

Edited August 16, 20232 yr by Tony P

6 hours ago, davenicoll said:

Firstly, is this possible and secondly is it worth it in regards to the immersion factor?

Perfectly possible and yes, it does increase the immersion factor.

My cockpit has the seat fitted on the base unit of a car seat, to allow position adjustment. The actual seat has a plywood base and I fitted a transducer unit to this. It's driven by a 12v bass amplifier, using the bass output from the sound card, and is very effective. This was about one third the cost of a Buttkicker. The transducer I used was from ebay for about £30  although when I looked today it did not show up. However there is a Dayton unit for £35 which is slightly smaller than mine, but probably adequate, because I get realistic feedback on quite a low power setting.  My bass amp is also from ebay, for about £24, probably intended for a car. You just need a suitable 12v dc power supply.

 

In my cockpit, I attached the transducer to a plywood spacer between the car seat and the floor seat mounting frame. I'm using a car seat as well. 

 

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Edited August 16, 20232 yr by hs118

Thank you HS118,

 

That's almost identical to mine except my seat runners are mounted direct onto my frame so I do have a gap under the seat for the Butt Kicker.

 

How did you attach it and in your opinion is it worth it for the immersion factor?

On 8/16/2023 at 11:51 PM, hs118 said:

In my cockpit, I attached the transducer to a plywood spacer between the car seat and the floor seat mounting frame. I'm using a car seat as well. 

 

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Interesting. I don't have a Buttkicker, but I do have a sub woofer which I bought specifically for the sim. How loud is your setup?