Metal Pad Discussion Part II

[LinuxRacr]

I accually had a chance to try this pad out the other day at Anime Owns You over in Ft. Worth: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3070505995&category=21185

He had just gotten them, but they seemed fairly responsive (they were brand new though). I wonder how long they will last him? If I get one, I plan to mod it right away.
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[Shadow_65]

What do you ppl think of the metal neo pads you can get on ebay for like $100? The one with the poly carbanate arrow pannels?

Please rsvp asap

[LinuxRacr]

So far the NEO pads, from what I have been reading are probably one of the better "cheap" pads. If I get it, I will mod it right away using this: http://www.rufus3.com/ddr/mmb.html
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[Future Master]

Were doing the Korn kids mod, http://www.geocities.com/chris_pruss/DDR/Howto_mod_metalpad.html, were having a problem stripping the lamp wire. What tools do you need to strip the lamp wire completely bare? we bought foil tape instead of metal tape. is that the same? if it's not then what is the section that the metal tape is at The Home Depot or Lowe's? ThX
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[Windows]

so....is a mod for the CF needed? i'm thinking about getting one, and from all of these posts i can't tell or not.

[Windows]

so....is a mod for the CF needed? i'm thinking about getting one, and from all of these posts i can't tell or not.

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[p1mp]

Hi , I'm brand new to the community, hope its better than the cs community =x. I have been playing for a couple of months, max 1 and 2 at home. I purchased them at my local GameStop , along with my cheap 20 dollar pad. I played in the arcade for the first times about 3 weeks ago. I love it so much, but I wasn't nearly as good as I am at home , I can do pretty much all the 9 footers on max/max2 with my pad. Along with passing them all I have developed bad soft pads habbits. I have been dragging my foot , say it was a 1/8 th beat combo somthing like up right up , I would do it with all one foot. I found out three weeks ago that this doesn't work in arcade. I really want to get good at ddr so I want to buy a pad. I ask you this , what pad is MOST like the arcade. Not which is the best hardpad, then I would just get cf , which is Most like that arcade. I need to learn to play ddr again the right way, no more drags.
Thanks for your help
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[danadude]

Does anyone know if the BNS Metal pad is supposed to be good?

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[stalker-]

This is an update on the CF for all of you worrying about the v2.0 control boxes, they are fixed, this was posted by the owner of CF:

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject: Solution for Timing Issues

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Hi everybody,

Problem is fixed down here. Here's a copy of the email we send out for timing issues so you can get yours fixed. Also, make sure you have the problem before you send it out, it should be pretty apparent, don't just send it in because it's fun to send stuff in and all

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To fix the timing issue, we'll need to reprogram your control box with an updated chipcode. Please return your cbox via UPS Ground, FedEx Ground, or USPS Priority Mail to:

Cobalt Flux
4055 S 1610 E
SLC, UT 84124
(Please note that this is not a business address; it is solely for returns)

Include with this a slip of paper containing the following information:
Your Name
Your Address
Your Order#
How much you paid to ship the box back to us

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Hope this helped anybody out, I ordered my CF last week .

[PlatinumHawke]

Me and a few friends are thinking about getting a few DDR pads shipped over from Lik-Sang, and I wanted to get some comments on this one, to see if they're either bit decent.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=238&products_id=573&

And no, we don't have the money for CFs or ROs.

[Collector]

Err, those aren't that great. At least, they don't look that great. But don't matter. You could give it a shot.

[diabloslayer469]

They suck! Don't even consider those plastic pads. Don't buy it!

[Lefty]

Ok im sorry if this question has already been answered somewhere in the 39 other pages of this thread, but i had a specific question for those who have experience with both Cobalt Flux and Redoctane metal pads...

Ok i recently bought a CypherGames metal pad off ebay.... yeah I know, ... its good for up to about 7 foot songs, but as you can probabally imagine, it leaves me feeling very unsatisified.... Ill probabally end up trying to mod it (with my limited electronic experience) so if i mess it up, there are no worries... so soon im gonna get a better quality pad, either a RO or CF... but my question to those of you who have had a chance to try them out is, WHICH ONE??

Has anyone here had experience with BOTH of these metal pads, who might be able to tell me if the CF is really worth the extra money when i can get a RO for like 80 bucks less?? Does one lend itself better to freestyles (ie: could i do J-dogg's am-3p routine on it?)

any input is appreciated...
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[CHROMEDOME]

FYI everyone...I took of the foil under the arrows on my BNS pad and duct taped some sheet metal to the bottom of the arrow and it works great...So I kinda just made a BNS pad a CF for 200 less....
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ok i have a few questions, i have a RED OCTANE medal pad, and i knew before hand that it didnt have a trick bar but i got it anyways, now i just recently looked what it looked like under the medal where the trick bar would be, can you buy trick bars that go into the RO medal pads, and if so where?
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