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Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 5:35 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Hahaha, somebody's trying to sell those metal pad plans off the ddrhomepad site...
Omg, i think you guys who have pad designs should copyright them, then you could bust them.
Technically it i ... |
Topic: What's your favorite slow song? |
sokochan
Replies: 58
Views: 11362
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 9:00 am Subject: What's your favorite slow song? |
Sana Morette Ne Ente
It reminds me of the music that plays in the club in "Mahou Tsukai Ni Taisetsu No Kana" |
Topic: 8 button pad??? |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 8:24 am Subject: 8 button pad??? |
My madcatz pad is for britney's dance beat.
all the function buttons are sihlouettes of britney making the shapes :-p |
Topic: money spent.... |
sokochan
Replies: 30
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:09 pm Subject: money spent.... |
at least 6 days a week
at least $5 a day
52 to 53 weeks in a year (every 7 years there is a 53rd week [only approx. 3 days])
so...
6 * 5 * 52 = ( $1560 ) |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 7:46 am Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
1) When he said thick I believe he meant dense not thick.
2) Solid State Idea = Bad; Simple Switch Idea = Good
3) Not many friends would be needed because the pads have wheels |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:13 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Well $*&#$! (explicative with-held)
I fried my gamestop controller while in the middle of making my second pad. But unlucky me, I can't buy that particular controller anymore. I wound up findin ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 9:46 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
I'm 260 and I'm gonna use 2x 1/4" pieces of Shatter-proof Plexiglass. I don't stomp though, I'm very light footed
It bends all nicely and stuff
Oh yah...the other dude...yah the ste ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:25 am Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
At last! HomePad number 3, version 2.0 complete!!!
I built 2 last year... and they were a bit dodgy for a while... but since I opened em up in January and fixed em they've been going strong since.
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Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:48 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
1) What style are you going for?
DDRHomePad's design will be thinner and lighter than a patster one.
2) Nothing lasts forever
They will last a good long time if you make them correctly
3) ... |
Topic: hows this pad look? |
sokochan
Replies: 4
Views: 8510
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 6:14 pm Subject: hows this pad look? |
Hey, how'd you get them to honor the warranty? It states that wear and tear aren't covered, or is all that BS and they'll just make you(us) happy and replace it? |
Topic: Longest Lasting Pad |
sokochan
Replies: 14
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:12 pm Subject: Longest Lasting Pad |
My MadCatz died the other day and its had been going for 6+ months
Awkwardly the guy talked me into getting some replacement thing for it for like $3 so I'm just gonna go get another one ... until ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 10:32 am Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Aluminum does conduct electricity ... just not extraordinarily well.
It acts as a superconductor near 0 degrees Kelvin ... But thats really cold so stick with steel
It has 3 valence electrons ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:23 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
DDR4ever2003
Half what you'd pay him ... then double it and then quarter it then triple it and you've got a deal
BTW I live in Massachusetts |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:18 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
tisbj, It seems like the contact aren't making good contact. Try making sure everything is even and and solders don't get in the way of the metal touching (Solder is a bad conductor)
AcidBurnISU ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
sokochan
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 6:09 am Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Yah, ground the acrylic pads.
I was thinking about doing an extra small piece of sheetmetal attached to the underside of the acrylic pads and have it go to ground ... or just use a semi-DDRHomepad' ... |
Topic: That Friend |
sokochan
Replies: 14
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 5:20 pm Subject: That Friend |
No, but he does it extremely POORLY, then when I tell him to stop he does it worse and louder. Then the taunts come and I sware someday I'm gonna closeline him right over that damn trick bar |
Topic: That Friend |
sokochan
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 5:00 pm Subject: That Friend |
Okay now everyone has one of those friends.
You know whom I speak of; that guy or gal that is a tiny bit better than you, and whenever you screw up he/she is compelled to laugh and taunt you just t ... |
Topic: Whats your stance? |
sokochan
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 4:55 pm Subject: Whats your stance? |
with my hands at my sides ... and im not good enough to need to do all that extra crap |
Topic: 'Bigger' DDR players? |
sokochan
Replies: 18
Views: 7549
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 4:42 pm Subject: 'Bigger' DDR players? |
I started 2 months ago at 5'10" and 285 now im 5'10 and 265.
I'm gonna lose alot more weight but recently I haven't been playing as often as I did then. I used to play 4 hours a night 3 or 4 times ... |
Topic: I like Let Them Move. But hear me out. |
sokochan
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Forum: DDR Chit-Chat Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 4:36 pm Subject: I like Let Them Move. But hear me out. |
My growth song was Matsuri Japan. Something about the cool ninjas in the background made it kick so much buttocks |
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