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XzDestinzX
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2380.  Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| OK guys im making a riptide like pad, its using cheaper wood instead of pine plywood, and using cheap sheetmetal, It will also be 38x33 instead of 33x33 because i am adding the bar which i am making out of 2" diamiater pipe. Now my last question before i make this pad is can i only use 1 layer of lucite instead of 2? IF so how would it differ from 2 layers? |
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D r S a n e
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| 2381. Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| BlinkLink wrote: | | 5)As far as i know the only thing usefull from a soft pad is the controll board if you wanna make a cbox, and you can cut the arrows out and and use the pictures if you dont want to spend the money to have them printed. |
You mean I can't use it as just a controller (instead of taking apart one)?
But that might change now that I could be selling it to a friend...
And for the poster below, I also had some unanswered questions on the last page...I think.  But I don't think that matters anyway... |
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8BitHero
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| 2382. Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| Sane wrote: | | BlinkLink wrote: | | 5)As far as i know the only thing usefull from a soft pad is the controll board if you wanna make a cbox, and you can cut the arrows out and and use the pictures if you dont want to spend the money to have them printed. |
You mean I can't use it as just a controller (instead of taking apart one)?
But that might change now that I could be selling it to a friend...
And for the poster below, I also had some unanswered questions on the last page...I think. But I don't think that matters anyway... |
Yes you can use it as a controller. I lost the link sinistar posted somewhere for his poor mans controll box he made its essentially just the little box thats on the pad with a plug on it. But Im a neat freak I dont see the point it spending hours on end making a very nice awesome looking pad to make an eye sore controll box, thats my $.02.
And about the unanswered question I assume you mean the playstation->parallel adapter. I doesnt seem to be to good to be true. its just 2 plugs on a cable. Just like buying a psx entension cord. |
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Dont.Forget.To.Smile
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| 2383. Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I've got a problem with my Riptide pad I've made, and its frustrating cause it almost works, yet its so far away.
I used the mending brackets on top of screws for the wiring, and whenever i touch a pair of opposite brackets, it registers a button press in the game, so I know its all working right.
The problem is, the brackets are not perfectly level with eachother, so when I step on a button, it doesnt always register (actually, it only registers about once or twice in ten)
Does anyone know any simple, effective alternative to using the mending brackets? Or is there a way to compensate for the uneven-ness of the brackets I have?
I'm desperate here, any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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D r S a n e
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| 2384. Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Oh this pad is going to be sweet. I barely have to pay a thing.
My dad can get 18 Guage Sheet Metal for free, so I want to know if that is too thick to use? Or can I at least use it in some places?
Plus I already have all the wiring, solder, and wood. All I need now is lucite, weatherstripping, and foam core.  |
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Bonedancer
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| 2385. Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Can someone please post a link to a guide to soldering to an xbox controller. Thank you.  |
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8BitHero
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| 2386. Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| Sane wrote: | Oh this pad is going to be sweet. I barely have to pay a thing.
My dad can get 18 Guage Sheet Metal for free, so I want to know if that is too thick to use? Or can I at least use it in some places?
Plus I already have all the wiring, solder, and wood. All I need now is lucite, weatherstripping, and foam core. |
Well about the 18gauge sheet metal, thats QUITE a bit thicker then 26 gauge.... if I have free 18 gauge this is what I would do.... use the 18 gauge to wrap the 5 squares that arent buttons (just be sure to factor in the thickness of the sheet metal to make the squares 11"x11" AFTER they are wraped in the sheet metal. then I would buy a small sheet of 26 gauge for the buttons, because jumping from 26 gauge to 18 is a big step, and the buttons have 2 peices of 26 gauge in there, 2 peices of 18 is alot more space to take up in the space that the button has to function.
| Bonedancer wrote: | | Can someone please post a link to a guide to soldering to an xbox controller. Thank you. E1.gif |
I cant find a faq on it but sometime this week (probably tomorrow) Ill rip apart a dead controller and make up a tutorial on this. |
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D r S a n e
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| 2387. Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Well he could always just steal the 26 Guage... 
But I'll do that then. |
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Heffenfeffer
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| 2388. Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:36 am Post subject: Spending beats Mending </Brave New World> |
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| Dont.Forget.To.Smile wrote: | The problem is, the brackets are not perfectly level with eachother, so when I step on a button, it doesnt always register (actually, it only registers about once or twice in ten)
Does anyone know any simple, effective alternative to using the mending brackets? Or is there a way to compensate for the uneven-ness of the brackets I have?
I'm desperate here, any help would be greatly appreciated. |
I've got an (almost done) Riptide myself, and I can see that this'll probably give me a few problems too. As it is, I've got two 1/4" washers under each bracket, but they're not all of uniform thickness. As well, I've got the position of the wood frame to contend with (one 2x4 may be higher than another).
Hmmm...probably the best way to fix it would be to add or remove washers from under the brackets. Get some 1/8" or 3/16" or so washers for fine adjustments. As well, try tightening or loosening the screws holding the brackets in place - perhaps all the brackets started out level, but became unlevel after screwing gouged some into the wood.
Lemme know how it turns out - I've gotta do probably the same thing over the next couple of days.
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Bonedancer
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| 2389. Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| Can someone please post a guide to soldering to an xbox controller. It's all I have to do to finish my pad, and I can't wait. I just need a labeled picture from someone that has done it before at the least. |
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Bonedancer
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| 2391. Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:52 am Post subject: |
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I emailed you a picture of the Dpad circuitry of the inside of the pad yesterday. I also PMed you but maybe you didn't get those. Please get those pictures to me as soon as possible. I can't wait untill I can finally play on a pad again. My soft Beat Pad broke about 2 months ago and I have been only surviving on a game or two every other week. So, please hurry.  |
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Bonedancer
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| 2392. Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Bonedancer wrote: | | Can someone please post a guide to soldering to an xbox controller. It's all I have to do to finish my pad, and I can't wait. I just need a labeled picture from someone that has done it before at the least. |
Can someone please answer my question. I really want to finish my DDR pad.  |
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tolookah
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| 2393. Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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quick answer for soldering to an xboxcontroller? *points to sig*
long answer? not possible to the actual controllers, you'll have to use another device, because the controllers themselves are all pressure sensitive to most of the buttons, i have pictures on that site i mention (if its loading right)
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Bonedancer
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| 2395. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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| tolookah wrote: | quick answer for soldering to an xboxcontroller? *points to sig*
long answer? not possible to the actual controllers, you'll have to use another device, because the controllers themselves are all pressure sensitive to most of the buttons, i have pictures on that site i mention (if its loading right) |
So it is or is not possible to solder to an xbox controller, you are kind of contradicting yourself. If it is can you please post a picture of the xbox inside( I'm using one of my spare fatty controllers) and label it. It would be a HUGE help. |
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8BitHero
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| 2396. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: my new pad |
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man what plans did you use to make that? its beautiful, if you designed it post some drawings, how did you get the buttons without screws or corner brackets. |
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Verified
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| 2397. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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by the look of it... i think he used REALLY thin aluminum flashing for the non-arrows... not the scratches... also, of you look at the screws that on on the non-arrows, they indnet the metal... yup, pretty sure its aluminum flashing. thin stuff... so it won't be pretty long... I too, am curious if the button will fall out if you hold it upside down tho.
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8BitHero
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| 2398. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| the part that catches my eye is the buttons without brackets. |
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TomServo1
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| 2399. Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone had any trouble using acrylic sheet(plexiglass, lucite) on their pad? Do the panels stay flat or is there a noticeable gap between the acrylic and whatever you have underneath it? If there is a gap, does it affect gameplay in any way? Has anyone ever had problems with the acrylic sheet scratching or clouding over time?
Sorry if this was posted already, but I'm not gonna look through 100+ pages of posts |
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