# Gun assembly, electronics question. **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [May 7, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203 "2011-05-07T20:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/CrashOV)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/1 "2011-05-07T20:52:17Z")
So I’m done getting my parts ready and doing the last paint coat in the morning. I can put it together in the evening. My question is that the light kit (exo’s) is a pretty tight fit overall into the gunbox. do you mount it on to something or just let it loose in the box? Tips and ideas welcome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/f0a364/32.png) [@xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/xtrmn8r17)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/2 "2011-05-07T21:23:06Z")
My exoray lights were just wires everywhere. it was insane. I just left them all loose inside cuz there was no room for anything. The bottom plate on my gun held everything in place ---
**Author:** ![CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/CrashOV)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/3 "2011-05-07T21:31:57Z")
yes that seems pretty much like the only option I have since I have no room left whatsoever in there when I put it in. I’m just scared something might damage it but there’s just no space to attach it to anything. ---
**Author:** ![xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/f0a364/32.png) [@xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/xtrmn8r17)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/4 "2011-05-07T21:57:55Z")
did u make ur own gun or r u usinng a kit? ---
**Author:** ![CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/CrashOV)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/5 "2011-05-08T00:05:56Z")
I used the gun kit from MMM ---
**Author:** ![irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/irricanian/32/5887_2.png) [@irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/irricanian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/6 "2011-05-08T03:00:41Z")
Exorays light kit is a bit of a tight fit due to all the bells and whistles he puts into it, the Proptronix and Jupiter kits fit much easier as they are a bit less involved. I have put the Exoray kit in the MMM gunbox, it just requires a bit of dremel work but it does fit. ---
**Author:** ![zombierepellent](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/zombierepellent/32/5970_2.png) [@zombierepellent](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/zombierepellent)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/7 "2011-05-08T03:03:14Z")
I REALLY want to see a pic of the kit fitting inside MMM’s gun. Proptronix’s lights need to have part of the [gun track](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/gun-track) ground away to make room for the board. depending on what you have for tools, it may be no easier. ---
**Author:** ![irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/irricanian/32/5887_2.png) [@irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/irricanian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/8 "2011-05-08T03:08:02Z")
> [@zombierepellent](#): > > I REALLY want to see a pic of the kit fitting inside MMM’s gun. > > Proptronix’s lights need to have part of the gun track ground away to make room for the board. depending on what you have for tools, it may be no easier. I just put a Proptronix kit into one of my gunboxes for a customer, I didn’t have to do anything to the board. I also have a full Proptronix kit in my own gun and it was a piece of cake to put in, no mods to the board needed, just some minor dremel work to put in the switches and bargraph. ---
**Author:** ![CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/CrashOV)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/9 "2011-05-08T12:33:51Z")
So I dremmeled out the box a little and it fits nicely now. still little bit of a tight fit but no problem. ---
**Author:** ![irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/irricanian/32/5887_2.png) [@irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/irricanian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/10 "2011-05-08T13:23:17Z")
Good to hear, Exorays kit is amazing but there is a lot of wires to fit in there ---
**Author:** ![RichLather](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/richlather/32/224_2.png) [@RichLather](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/RichLather)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/11 "2011-05-08T14:19:48Z")
So here’s a different question, one I will also pose on R2DEVO’s thread on the For Sale subforum: where do the white lights go for the thrower? I know where the bank of 4 for the firing effect goes, as well as the red/orange one near the wand tip… I can see where the other white ones _should_ go, it’s more a question of where they are _expected_ to go. ---
**Author:** ![gEkX](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gekx/32/6229_2.png) [@gEkX](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gEkX)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/12 "2011-05-08T16:39:07Z")
If they are on all the time 1 in each white [hat light](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/hat-lights) and then 2 for vent light I’m guessing. Really it depends on if you want the hat-lights to light up or not. You use them all for vent lights but its really up to you ---
**Author:** ![zombierepellent](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/zombierepellent/32/5970_2.png) [@zombierepellent](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/zombierepellent)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/13 "2011-05-08T16:44:31Z")
> [@irricanian](#): > > > [@zombierepellent](#): > > > > I REALLY want to see a pic of the kit fitting inside MMM’s gun. > > > > Proptronix’s lights need to have part of the gun track ground away to make room for the board. depending on what you have for tools, it may be no easier. > > I just put a Proptronix kit into one of my gunboxes for a customer, I didn’t have to do anything to the board. I also have a full Proptronix kit in my own gun and it was a piece of cake to put in, no mods to the board needed, just some minor dremel work to put in the switches and bargraph. Not going to argue with you, Just sharing what I had seen and heard other friends having to do to make proptronix’s kit fit in guns. ---
**Author:** ![xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/f0a364/32.png) [@xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/xtrmn8r17)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/14 "2011-05-09T00:29:35Z")
i had to dremel out a bit a long time ago wen i used an MMM gun with exoray lights. this last time i used proptronix with my mostly metal gun and had to dremel out a piece of the [gun track](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/gun-track) to make it fit then i used jupiter electroniics in 1 gun (throwing chicken) n it fit fine ---
**Author:** ![CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@CrashOV](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/CrashOV)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/15 "2011-05-12T21:22:27Z")
Just finished the gun today. not super excited about my paint job. must have been the paint’s problem though. it just looks a litle dirty and not as if I just painted it. even after using a washcloth. anyway. the electronics fit but there’s completely no room to budge in there. but there doesnt need to be since I dont need to add anything in there anyway. as for the question about the white lights if it’s the nr 5 & 6 lights then those are for lighting up the gunbox roster. ---
**Author:** ![xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/f0a364/32.png) [@xtrmn8r17](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/xtrmn8r17)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gun-assembly-electronics-question/27203/16 "2011-05-12T23:39:23Z")
Not sure about the lights ur speaking of. Im pretty sure all my lights lit up at the time… but its hard to remember. Post some pics up of the gun!