My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

Milza · Trick Member Joined: 05 Oct 2002

Khor: You need to take it to be printed at your local Kinkos/copy place.

Which style of pad is generally considered easier, Riptide or DDRHomepad? I'm trying to decide which to make but right now I'm leaning towards DDRHomepad because WMP tells me it can't read the 1st Riptide video...

AcidBurnISU · Trick Member Joined: 31 May 2003

Ok, stupid question time.

When making the supports that go beneath the arrows, do I use the 1x2'' MDF, or the 1x3'' to screw into the small squares of pegboard.

Also, I could not get the brackets to be perfectly flush with the rest of it, is that a common problem?

SpaceMan · Trick Member Joined: 03 Dec 2002

Is it okay to put cardboard underneath the weather stripping 'cause the weather stripping I have is a little too small, and if I ad some cardboard underneath it, it's perfect. Yey or Ney?

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Momo -YHB- · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Killeen, Texas

Im gonna try out ddrhomepads contact design, it looks like it'll work alot better than riptides and beefmans
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Scott_W · Basic Member Joined: 01 May 2003 Location: IL

Finally got my pad working. Check out the image below.

Momo -YHB- · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Killeen, Texas

KrakenGuy · Trick Member Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Location: Edmonton

Scott, you should use something like tin foil to illuminate the light throughout the whole arrow well. Just my 2 cents CDN.

Scott_W · Basic Member Joined: 01 May 2003 Location: IL

Spartacus · Basic Member Joined: 28 May 2003 Location: CT

Does anyone have a diagram for a mad catz beat pad control board? I'm looking at it and have no idea what does what or is it just easier to get the cheap ps controller and use it?

`pr0digy · Trick Member Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Location: ogmios.ath.cx

I haven't posted in awhile, but maybe someone remembers me

Anyway, there used to be a site with all differant arrow images, if someone could get me those images I'll host them on a webserver. Also, my pad is finally coming along

Gonna go solder now.
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Milza · Trick Member Joined: 05 Oct 2002

Can someone help me out with the soldering? I'm practically done with my DDRHomepad design pad, but I've nevre soldered in my life and it isn't quite working out. I'm using a 15w soldering iron and "standard" width resin core solder from Radio Shack. For some reason, the solder isn't sticking to the metal (the Lowe's plated metal listed in the instructions; Home Depot didn't have the stuff I was supposed to get). Also, where should the iron be in relation to the solder and solder points? I know you're supposed to put the iron down first, then the solder, but the solder doesn't seem to melt unless I put the iron directly on top of it.

Istari Asuka · Trick Member Joined: 27 Oct 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ

Figured you guys might be interested in these:
http://sales.goldmine-elec.com/prodinfo.asp?prodid=8260

We just bought 4, and are gonna try them out, hopefully one per arrow will be enough to light them nicely. And it'd be mostly even light, unlike an LED. The only problem is that it's white, but that's easilly fixed through printing your arrows on certain materials, or covering the light with some form of colored transparent thing (like Patster did).

I'll keep you guys posted on how they work out, should have them tested within a week or two. If they work well, then these look ideal, especially for $5 each.

siu_sam_siu · Basic Member Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Location: Calgary

I just made a pad based on RipTide's design and it works flawlessly when I play in my socks but when I use my shoes it has a hard time recognizing my steps. I don't know what exactly I'm doing wrong but I'm wondering if anybody else experienced the same thing and if there's any way to modify the pad or if I have to step lighter/harder becuase it kinda hurts to play fast songs in your socks.
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BobBee · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Location: NorCal

well makeing a DDR pad looks hard so im not goin to make one till i get smarter.Does any know if the new Redoctane DDr metal pad is good and does anyknow if it is raise on the side?I might buy one of those babys or if anyone would like to sell me one that works great like the arcade one.

-joe- · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Location: lv

Hey guys, i havent posted here in a while.

Im selling my blue beefman style dance pad, It used to work AWESOME, but it has some bugs that need to be fixed, just with the buttons.

When its fixed, its awesome, The highest combo i got with it was 632.

After about 30-60 minutes of fixing it up, it will work awesome.

As of now, i have a buyer, but if he doesnt want it anymore, i will sell it to anyone else that wants it.

AIM me for pics and other info.
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Istari Asuka · Trick Member Joined: 27 Oct 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ

About the lights i referenced here:
http://sales.goldmine-elec.com/prodinfo.asp?prodid=8260

Unfortunately, 2 per arrow are basically required to get some really nice lighting. They'd work best if parallel to each other, but our arrow well is not wide enough to accomidate them from edge to edge. Rather, we have to put them from corner to corner, and perpendicular to each other. Sure, it's not quite arcade quality lighting, but it sure is a lot nicer then anyone else's lighting scheme i've seen (except Patster's, but that requires a REALLY thick pad...). The only problem is that you need quite a powerful power supply to run them, but it's all good.

In a week or two when the pad is finished, i'll post pics of the lights in action, in light and in dark, and also the internals of the arrows (Ours works a bit different then any other design; it maintains the adjustibility of Beefman's, while having contacts around the entire arrow, and not just in the corners, a la Riptide. Also, it ensures that all the contact points are -perfectly- level with each other, no variation, so that there is no need for adjustment).

-joe- · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Location: lv

Shadow_Dragonz · Trick Member Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Location: California

Hi,

I haven't posted in here a long time....while now. Well, I think I'll need to update my FAQ for the home built metal pad...and probably have help in doing so now.

Anyways, I have a question. I have a built ddrhomepad dance pad that I built. The wires used were 1 foot under the max # of feet to use. I was wondering if there's any way to prevent the dance pad from blowing out a game port/damaging the game port. Would an extention cord work? I think it has blown out a game port for my system =(. I have my old PS2 and it works fine with it, but the new one didn't really.

Well, any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Tomo-kun AKA s1 · Trick Member Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Location: In a ditch

XD i finished mine a couple of weeks ago. it works great. my only problem is the right arrows contacts always falling off, im going to try drilling them into the seccond peice of plexi
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