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mikieson
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0.  Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject: Will there be enough power????? |
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| I have made ddr pads before and used small contacts. I am building new ones and using a bigger negative and possitive contacts. Seems to have some problems. Wonder if I should make the contacts smaller? May not be enough power to make them work. Each contact is like 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Real thin metal though.....Any answers out there? |
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5thDementian
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| 1. Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Same size as my contacts and my pads work great....
This question should probably have gone in the custom built pad thread (stickied)
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mtwieg
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| 2. Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| 5thDementian wrote: |
This question should probably have gone in the custom built pad thread (stickied) |
the area of the contacts has no effect. could you be more specific on what your contacts are made of and how they are setup? |
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SuRfReAk
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mtwieg
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| 4. Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| SuRfReAk wrote: | | I beg to differ, mtwieg. The area of the contacts most definitely matters. It takes much more energy to pass a current through a larger contact, but the effect is not as pronounced at this size. If the contact size really didn't matter, you could use heavy telephone wire for soldering to your controller (which, might I add, you cannot do without shorting your controller). |
That's like saying that wider bandwiths make slower loading times....
okay, bad example. However, widening a contact always decreases resistance, just like widening a water pipe. By "power" and "energy, " I'm assuming you both mean voltage, since "power" is not an applicable unit of measurement. In fact, I'm quite sure that even resistance is virtually irrelevant, since all controllers are sensitive to voltage, not the actual current between the contacts. Since voltage remains constant regardless of resistance, all that is required to raise the voltage is a contact, whether it's through a large medium or a small one. |
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