Metal Pad Discussion Part II

ironblood · Basic Member Joined: 07 Dec 2003

alright, I know this has been repeated many and many of times before, but i cant find a post relating to the kind of mat that i am getting off from ebay.... It can be found here.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3065209246&category=21185

Please help me and give me your opinions about this mat.

JohnWayne2k4 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: WV

Trick Master · Trick Member Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Riverside, CA

I just got my cobalt flux and it's pretty awesome. But I have a question. Does anyone find it more tiring to play on a metal pad? If you do or did how long did it take you to adjust to it? And why is it more tiring?

NCG.demon · Trick Member Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Location: riverside ca

JohnWayne2k4 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: WV

Neo old style metal pad review:

Well I got my metal pad off ebay about a week ago the first thing I noticed about it was how nice it looked other than the fact the rubber feet were attached to the bottom. Which leads me to my first must do mod, removal of the rubber feet. Second was the testing of it, well everything worked good, even though I was very afraid of getting over zelous with the arrows being acrylic and all, but they have held up fine to this day (15-20 hours of play). Well after about 8 hours of nonstop play my right arrow gives so I'm rather peaved. I open it up and wow what a surprise a shoddy solder job came undone

. An easy fix took about 2 minutes to fix including heating up the iron. Overall once that was done I've had no trouble with it, shoot go out n buy one from neo its super simple anything goes replace it no biggy.

otakunothing · Basic Member Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Location: Virginia

ive been planning on buying the CF for some time now. but i need to know if it works with the EMS converter on the PC. because i am way too cheap to buy a ps2 (in fear that in 1 month ps3 will come out and i wasted $200).
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drovkin · Basic Member Joined: 06 Jan 2003

Ok, I have a question. I haven't been on the board in months, and I just find out today my parents are looking to get me something for Christmas, and I decide that it would be sweet if they would purchase all the materials for me to build my own metal pad. And they agreed! So now here's the question...are there any new groundbreaking metal pads (like ddrhomepad or riptide's) that have come out in the past 6 months or so...or are those two still the basic ones to follow while building your own? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks a ton

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

darkchild768 · Basic Member Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Location: Frankenmuth, MI

has anybody modded a red octane pad b/c i plan on doing so and would like to hear about anyone else who has tried

Melfina2005 · Basic Member Joined: 06 Dec 2003

I have a red octane metal board... and today it has official angried me... well the back arrow cracked... and I've only had it for a month... I regret not buy a CF... actually I have a 60 day warrenty on the RO one so I'm gonna probably return it and buy a CF... cause it is only 100 more... and worth it.

maulseller · Basic Member Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Location: ANKARA/TURKEY

I just ordered a Cobalt Flux metal pad few days ago before the Christmas deadline and I live in Turkey. I had to pay $200+ for the shipping via UPS so it was quite a great deal for me since there are NO ddr machines in Turkey, and it will arrive in 2 days.

Believe it or not but I'm buying the PS2 just to play DDR for now..it became a MUST after I first met the DDR machine at London..

So guys now I have the Cobalt Flux pad, but I don't have a PS2 or any kind of games to play with.Since my CF will arrive soon, I must buy a PS2 and few games..

So here are my questions!!!

So which PS2 is the best for me? They are selling PAL versions in Turkey, but I can also find the NTSC American one for the same price.

But will it play the Japanese DDR games?

If not, should I get a Japanese DDR..?

This time will a Japanese PS2 play the American games?

Also are there any PAL versions of the games?

Is there a possibility of a mod for PS2 to play any kind/region of games on the same machine?
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TrueValue25 · Basic Member Joined: 07 Dec 2003

ok, i have a problem with my RO Metal Pad.
I have had a Red Octane Metal Pad for around a month, and maybe a few days ago, the lights stopped blinking. I've tried everything, and nothing will work to get the lights back on.
So, I took the pads over to my friends house, and they worked perfectly, lights blinking and everything. So, when I got back to my house, I desperetely tried to find out what was going on. Nothing.
Could you guys maybe diagnose this problem? Thnx

fmuthpaintball · Trick Member Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Location: frankenmuth

Josh here is a link to how you can mod you pad a bit http://www.geocities.com/chris_pruss/DDR/Howto_mod_metalpad.html
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TheKornKid · Trick Member Joined: 11 Aug 2002 Location: Toledo, OH

Hey everyone, that's me that made the site on how to mod the pad, and i have an update about it, like i said i would.... So far me and my friend have played for the last 7 hours straight on it, all heavy, LoM passed, PS passed, This thing has taken a beating and it's still PERFECT.

My friend beat the encore extra stage, i played on endless for 45 minutes and again, everything is good. So far no problems to report.

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Eckostyle · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:38 am Post subject:

Can anyone tell me how long the Red Octane Metal Pad lasts? Also, how does it perform? I know Cobalt Flux's are like the shit and all, but this is all I can afford, so I need the details on it.
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fmuthpaintball · Trick Member Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Location: frankenmuth

Well it really depends upon how much you play. But, my friend has a RO metal pad and has had it for around 3 months, and it is falling apart. The frame is bending peices of sheet metal are bending and cracking. Just get the extra $100 and buy the CF.
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Admiral_Ackbar6 · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:50 am Post subject:

Hey guys. I am building my own pad, and looking to wire it exactly like a Colbalt Flux. Does anoyone have a guide or diagram of the CF wiring? If so, That would be great! Please give me a PM, or a reply here. Thanks, and as soon as I finalize my wiring, I will post updates on how my pad is coming along.

Eckostyle · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:10 am Post subject:

Hulk · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:12 am Post subject:

Hey I need some help with my pad. I bought it off lik-sang.com and I have had it for about a month now. I was playing and all of a sudden, the down arrow just kept going, even though i wasn't pressing it. Does anyone what is wrong and how can I fix it? If anyone knows the answer, please PM me. Thank you.