Metal Pad Discussion Part II

Tokamak · Basic Member Joined: 26 Apr 2003

Don't buy Cypher Games pad.
I bought two pads from Komusa Tech. I pulled one out and almost immediately the right arrow stopped working and the O was stuck. I opened it up and was appalled at the construction, the wires were everywhere and not secure and the plates were in random locations, not in the middle like one would expect. One of the wires was cut because it got hooked on a jagged piece of metal, so spliced it, then I moved all of the plates and taped the wires down. The right arrow was still dead and O was stuck. So I gave up for the moment and pulled out the other pad, the down arrow was stuck. So I opened it up, disconnected the down arrow and it was still stuck, so I figured it was the control module, so I took a look, none of the soldering points were loose or touching anything on either of the pads. Oh, and the start/select box on one of the pads was reversed. Shoddy craftmanship all around. So I hit these forums (which I wish I had found in the first place) read about the Cobalt Flux pads, decided I'll just RMA and get the money back to buy one of those. Nope, sorry boys and girls, when I went to pay to have them shipped back, it was going to cost $115, that plus the original $75 in shipping that KomUSA will not refund comes to $190 in shipping costs for getting absolutely nothing. I can't justify shipping it back for that much and they know that, so this is what's known as a scam.
Just wanted to let you guys know not to touch these things with a long stick. If you can't afford a CF pad, just go with a softie and plywood, you'll save a helluva lot of money.

CourtJester · Trick Member Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Location: NY

Klindel · Basic Member Joined: 27 Nov 2002

I won this pad on ebay a few days ago, got real excited it went for such a deal but now when I play it the pad seems to cave in on the top. It just doesn't feel right to me, I have another Dancepad and it doesn't do this. This one is 1 inch thick while the other one is only half an inch. But after just once song the center metal square is caved in on the center and when i step on the center it makes an odd noise...

The pad i bought is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21188&item=3020414113&rd=1

It has a control box that changes a serial port to a PS2 port, the box has start and select buttons.

Any help or ideas is appreciated

[S4U] Evo · Trick Member Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Location: El Paso, Tx

ok im la-z here

so straight up

what is the BEST NON $300 pad out in the market right now?

im thinking about buying one but i dont really have the $300 for a CF

so what would be your second choice?
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CourtJester · Trick Member Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Location: NY

I believe most people will say the CG pads with ps2freaks mod.

NidoGod · Trick Member Joined: 17 Mar 2002 Location: Hopewell, VA

I don't know why CG/Games Depot pads have such a bad rep:

Sure, it's just on just on Standard, but they are very good. The only problems I've had since Christmas was a wire came unsoldered and I had to re-sodler, that's all.

MarshallKobe · Trick Member Joined: 21 Apr 2003

I have to agree with all the owners of the CG pad (that includes me). You can get the CG pad pretty cheap on ebay but make sure you get version 2. It's thicker and more sturdy but YOU HAVE TO MOD THIS PAD! If you dont well that is on you. I must be lucky because the only thing I had to do to mine was adjust the screws and center the sensors on the arrows. Otherwise it works just fine. For $210 I can get two pads and mod them to work great. Even if one breaks how hard is it really to fix it? At worst I can grab a crappy ps controller and rewire the control board. This would probably take about a hr for each pad. Try building your own and see how long it takes....8-10 hrs a pop! CF pads may be the best but you are paying for the best. $600+ for two!!! Its all about getting the pad and fixing it so it does not break in the first place. Some may arrive DOA and I believe that most are from the manufacturer but if you see how they are packed they probably get thrown around in shipping so take that into account. CG pads just have to be taken care of properly.

CourtJester · Trick Member Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Location: NY

Klindel · Basic Member Joined: 27 Nov 2002

Is the Ps2freak mod for the CG Version 2 pad? or is there another one I should look at?

DuffMan_ · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2002 Location: Temecula, CA

Someone asked for a negative thing for a CF, all I can think of is shipping. Before, they would package it with just cardboard boxes around and stuff. UPS was stupid and many pads would come broken. This is fixed now. The pad is so protected. It has the box, then styrofoam on all the corners, and then under and on op of the pad. So your pad will come safe no matter how much UPS sucks. Unless they throw it off the truck or something.
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Arsonist451 · Basic Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003

Well I got my Version 2 CG pad and right out of the box I modded all the arrows. About 6 songs later I noticed the back arrow was not responding and when I went to the main menu it seemed like the arrow was stuck in the down position. So I took off the cover cleaned off the copper connects and made sure everything was connected properly. Everything was connected correctly and it was still stuck so I removed the central plate to inspect the circuit board. No problems on the circuit board and no problems with the wiring. So after 6 songs and about 3 hours of resoldering and reconnecting all the wires
I have a non-functioning pad. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem.

Devil Warrior · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: New Hampshire

Just so you know, 99% of Cboxes going out from CobaltFlux don't break. They've fixed that problem.

diabloslayer469 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Neo-Geo Land

Do you guys know where i can buy some ddr panels that won't crack eaisly? And where can I buy the copper sensors that are found in metal mymybox dance pads?

Ramed · Trick Member Joined: 05 Jun 2002 Location: Californa!!

Hi, I am seriously thinking of buying the Cobalt Flux pad but now I have another question that has come to mind. Do you need an adaptor, to hook up your pad to the PS2? I was checking out the images and saw that the pad had no wires sticking out, then I saw this black box that attached the PS2 with the pad. Now I'm concerned that I also have to buy the adaptor, and if I do, where and how much. Thanx.
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diabloslayer469 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Neo-Geo Land

diabloslayer469 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Neo-Geo Land

ahbeng · Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 10:31 am Post subject:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3022350511&category=11322

is this one good?

wesdives · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Utica, New York

TeeHee! JP ONRY! · Trick Member Joined: 05 Apr 2003

I need some help with my CG pad, there is nothign wrong with the pad it works fine, but today my stupid lil bro was messing with it, and messed up the serial to psx part, so now i cant connect to the ps2 cuz the serial psx cable thing is messed up, the green wires pretty much got cut in half, if there is a way i can fix this then awesome, but if not is there any way i could order a replacement one?

Var2 · Basic Member Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA