Metal Pad Discussion Part II

[cometomypod]

[CourtJester]

Hey I put two and two together and figured out that you did in fact post on the CF board. I hope it works out for you. Sorry for jumping down your throat.
cj

[cometomypod]

Yea I posted on there a little bit after I posted on here since Vance hasnt gotten back to me, although it will be hard to show my problem with pictures with angles and all and I dont think I can fix the broken screw holes at home =(.

[sl4ck0ff]

you know those metal pads at ebay with the l.e.d. lights and the sellers are called neo games he said that he can give it to me for 130 without shipping because i can pick it up is it worth the money and is the pad good?

[Wizard]

Lazeballs: Here is the answer to your question, so far YES!
My full pad review will be up tomorrow but so far the pads are kickass!!! I only weigh 115, im 15 yrs old. but i can see no possible future arrow cracks, and so far no problems of any other nature have arrisen, and the things looks awesome.
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FC=
Dropout heavy
Kakumei heavy
Twilight Zone heavy
Matsuri Japan heavy

[TheKornKid]

Those l.e.d. light ones, i had 2 of those, they are very good pads, although after a few months small cracks do start to develop in the plastic/plexiglass/whatever.... my girlfriend uses my old one (she weighs 105) and she managed to get cracks in every arrow, but they all still work fine (it's now about 10 months old). I modded mine a little by duct-taping a thin sheet metal under the arrows, instead of that crappy aluminum foil which breaks off and gets stuck in the sensors causing them to be held down (and not register anymore). You can simply clean those out every few weeks if you don't want to mod them, it's no big deal. These don't offer actual 'arcade feel', but they're a hell of a lot better than soft pads. Another thing, don't pull on the playstation cord or you might ruin/fry/break it, mine went dead after a month or so because i accidently pulled the wire a little and it messed up the circuit board or something. Ok I'm done rambling about my experience with that kind of metal pad, i hope i helped you make you're choice. Overall those are good pads though, just don't tighten the screws by the arrows to much (cracking), or pull on the wire (frying/shorting out) and you should be fine.

[Wizard]

haha thx for doing my review for me. the thing i dont get is how youve had the pads for 10 months when they just came out.
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FC=
Dropout heavy
Kakumei heavy
Twilight Zone heavy
Matsuri Japan heavy

[Bania]

[Wizard]

For your dilema i say go for it, you can find them by searching on ebay for dance pad metal. the image is a asian chick on a pad. the seller is neogames. i got mine for 130 INCLUDING shipping!!! go for the auctions not buy it now or the ones that start at like 122 because shiping is 40. same here dude i wish i could afford a CF, but hey these things are looking sweet as of now, the biggest mod you might ever have to do is 10 months from now an arrow translplant (i dont think ill need to though) or replace the tin tape with a good aluminum tape with good adhesive. thast like 5 bucks for tape, and i dont think arrows wil ver be an issue.
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FC=
Dropout heavy
Kakumei heavy
Twilight Zone heavy
Matsuri Japan heavy

[D.j. Taka]

Does anybody have a pad like this ?

http://www.cyphergames.com/50501046.html

EDIT:Heres the actual pad I got: http://ddrnation.com/images/vg-ddr-mpd.jpg

I just got mine yesterday, and today, when i lifted it up, i heard something in the inside sort of make a trickling noise going downwards. Then after that, the lights wont light up any more? What!!!?!?!? Can anybody help me with this?

[thetaller1]

open it up, check it out, and see what is wrong. check their faqs ask people, and ask the people you bought it from too.
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My DDR Auction site [HOT!!!]:
http://scripts.cgispy.com/auctions/auction.pl?user=thetaller1
My softpad MOD: http://www.angelfire.com/film/njohnson/tt1softpadmod/index.htm
PM me your pics if you did my softpad mod!

[el_bombo89]

Hi everyone,

I'm techno-dumb and need some quickie information.

On DDRhomepad's design, he used telephone wire, but suggested cat 5 wire since that's what almost everyone else uses, and it's highly available. My question is this, it contains 8 wires, so do I solder all 8 wires onto the sheet metal, or take the wire apart, and only use 1? I'm pretty sure I only use one part, but I don't wanna waste any wires.

Thanks,
Matt

Oh, and it suggested 15 feet of wire, does that mean i'll technically have 120 feet of cord when they're all pulled out?

[Wizard]

I would use one, because cat 5 all 8 wires are seperated. so just take one out. * i think*
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FC=
Dropout heavy
Kakumei heavy
Twilight Zone heavy
Matsuri Japan heavy

[ninjafetus]

[D.j. Taka]

[Xe_Ln_Ag_A]

[sherl0k]

i just got my Neo pad in a couple days ago.

the pad is TEH WINNAR.

i love it.

arrows may crack sooner or later, but i have poly ones from my old metal pad i can use. i knew they would come in handy sooner or later.

responsive as all hell. quiet, too! wow. much better than my old one, an old-school Kevink8 pad. i had to assemble that beast myself!

anyway, the pad treats me well. and i'll treat it good, too.
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[quote:ed1f6848c5=\\\"jaeness\\\"]get your change from obama, he apparently has tons of it.[/quote]

[TheKornKid]

[Wizard]

Cyphergames maybe?
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FC=
Dropout heavy
Kakumei heavy
Twilight Zone heavy
Matsuri Japan heavy

[diabloslayer469]

Inside of RO pad: http://www.savageddr.com/redoctane/inside1.JPG