my metal pad wires arent working. first the lights went out

FHOD DJ X!!

and now the X and O wont work. its a bns metal 4 arrow pad. do you know why it has broken?
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jamesgriggs · Basic Member Joined: 04 Mar 2004

I'm sure this will be locked soon, but, since you sound like a newbie...

Did you do the sheet metal mod? VERY IMPORTANT.

FHOD DJ X!! · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:46 pm Post subject:

well since u sound like a newb(check ur join date

i didnt use any mods. i bought it and it stopped working. but now it is. u need to go to getlost.com
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CHROMEDOME · Trick Member Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Location: San Ramon, CA

Same crap happend to my BNS pad....I would suggest opening up the arrows and checking the solder points.
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BTTB · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Location: Deep in you.

*twitch*

Wow, this made me fall in my chair.
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jamesgriggs · Basic Member Joined: 04 Mar 2004

BTW, to DDRFreak.com, yes I'm a newbie, but I've learned alot about metal pads over the past month and you asked a question that anybody who's read anything *Metal Pad discussion topic* (hint, hint), should already know the answer to, so yeah, you sounded like a newbie.

BTTB · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Location: Deep in you.

twillytaughtme- joined dates generally don't have to do anything with being a "newb" or not.
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FHOD DJ X!! · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:30 pm Post subject:

VxJasonxV · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:15 pm Post subject:

twilly, knock it off. You just acting rude now.
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FlyersPh9 · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jan 2004

That is funny! My dad ordered a metal mat (I think it is a BNS. Looks EXACTLY like it but the connector box isn't clear red--it is black) off eBay. 6 days later the lights stoped working around the arrows and I figured maybe if I let it cool it would start working again. Nope. Then my back arrow got stuck. So we opened it and found that the pannels were cut wrong and it got caught under something. So with that fixed I noticed the foil crap is coming off. So that is my first mod but I want a fix to my light problem! Where is the PCB located on the BNS mat?

i guess you can kinda call me a noob! I never look around here because you have TOO MANY THREADS and it takes forever to load just one with highspeed!

Raligard · Trick Member Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Location: Pennsylvania

I don't know who made the metal pad I bought. It worked great for about 3 days then the arrows started sticking. I realized soon that I made a HUGE mistake in playing it on a padded carpet. I moved it to a hard concrete floor and it worked fine, but then the X buttun started sticking. I was terrified at first to take it apart, but I could not see spending copious amounts of money on shipping to send it back, so out came the screw driver and in a dove. I found a crease in the foil under the pad, so I flattened it down and then re-assembled it. It has worked great since then. I am no featherweight either. So far I am content with the pad. It is about 3 inches thick and includes a bar. It's interesting to join this forum and learn all the things you folks do to make your own pads. I find it intiguing and intend to try and find out more about how to do it.

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cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

I got my metal pad from Game Enhancer Canada about a year and a half ago and it hasn't had any problems yet. They're no more expensive than eBay pads and they work great.

eBay pads suck.
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discobiscuits · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: phoenix

Ebay pads arent bad- u just have to mod them a little bit. If you want a pad that is pricey and doesnt have to be modded to work well, get a redoctane or cobaltflux. Or you can buy a cyphergames pad off ebay/cyphergames w/e and then put some new lexan arrows in there, and you have a very good deal on a metal pad.