Oh man, this is the best thing EVER!

ps2freak · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Location: Minnesota

I just replaced the cracked acrylic with some high-impact stuff I got at Home Depot, and, instead of using the normal 1/16" foam or whatever I'm supposed to use, I had some "Virginia Foam Insulation". It's meant for piping, and it is 1/8", quite a bit thicker than the stuff that came on the CG pad. I thought for sure that the foil tape would be making constant contact with the copper, but to my complete surprise, it didn't! Instead, it gave me a feel that is 100% arcade authentic, as the plexiglass no longer has to bend to reach the copper contact sheet. Instead, it is right there, far enough away to prevent ghost notes and constant contact, but close enough to where it is very, very, very *inhale* very very arcade authentic. I felt like I was playing on a flux with brackets (or a what a konami metal pad must feel like). I highly suggest this, but have no idea where you can get it. My dad works with furnaces and air conditioners, and had some lying around. Again, it is 1/8", and it comes in a roll (like a roll of tape), and is 30' long. I had 2 rolls, and used 1 and a 1/2 to cover all the 4 main buttons on both my pads.

THIS IS GREAT!!!

...alwso, if you're in the Minnesota (TC area), please check my post in the midwest section

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PhantomDancer · Trick Member Joined: 03 Feb 2003

Ps2freak, thanx alot for all of the effort u put into your website and your posts. I bought a games depot metal pad. I have made a new platform for the pad because the legs were giving out too easily and would have caused excessive damage to my pad.

I hope to mod and fix my pad to the extent that you have.
My pad feels just like the arcades firmness except for the the arrows which have cracked completely in this short time(in which I have finally gotten good enough finally beat most manaic songs, the pad helps a lot). I hope to make complete arcade feel. But I need to know what kind of foam did you use inside, what "high impact" arrow pads u used and also I need to know what kind of foil tape I should buy for the contacts inside?

thx

thank u

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PS2 FREAK THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME NOT SPEND 700 DOLLARS ON COBALTFLUXES... AND ONLY 250 TOTAL FOR BOTH OF MY METAL PADS.... UGH THIS MOD PWNS.
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diabloslayer469 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Neo-Geo Land

Can somebody post a link to the "high-impact" plexiglass (the one from home depot), and also is it pre-cut into the correct shape, or do I have to cut it by myslelf? Also, where can I get some Virginia Foam Insulation?
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diabloslayer469 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Neo-Geo Land

Whoops! I didn't know it posted.
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MarshallKobe · Trick Member Joined: 21 Apr 2003

Will this work on a version 2? Did you ever get one to find out the differences?

Another arrow cracked......

ps2freak · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Location: Minnesota

Oh, you can replace the arrows on any metal pad, but you don't necessarily need the foam... just go to Home Depot, buy new double strength acrylic and cut it yourself (if you can't do this, get the single strength, and have them cut it for you), get new graphics printed up, and Wah-Lah

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EXtremeAzVisionBro · Trick Member Joined: 20 Apr 2003

Skunkwerx · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2003

You threw you metal pad away? I have pads that are broken but I still keep them (I gutted one of my DDR pads and wore it for a costume :lol).

TRIPLEG · Trick Member Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Location: California

hey if u guys ever listened to what i said about 3 months ago i said this exact same thing. PS2FREAK u didnt come up with this idea i did along time ago so stop taking credit for this idea.

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ps2freak · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Location: Minnesota

I'm not taking credit for the idea of replacing old arrows with new ones... I never have claimed that to be my idea. However, I do take credit for the idea of the foam insullation tape underneath the new arrows, because, as far as I know, that is MY idea, and no one else's.

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TRIPLEG · Trick Member Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Location: California

sry man for blastin u but i tell people about the cypher pads and the ods to do to them like 3 months ago and no one listens till some one else comes along and says it but ur foam idea is pretty well thought out.
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ps2freak · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Location: Minnesota

Hey, you convinced me, it was because of your review that I decided to go with the Cyphergames pad, and you told me to replace the arrows in the first place

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