Need help with the PS2 Pad!!

[Funkadelict]

Earlier today:

I have a RedOctane dance pad (the one with the foam insert, it's also the multi-console one)... I got it a few days ago for my birthday, started playing Friday when I picked up DDRMAX2 for PS2. My old dance pads (the really cheap, soft kinds) had broken with DDRMAX and I couldn't find it anymore, so I just bought MAX2.

It was working fine until today. I was playing, and occasionally, when the song started, it would immediately display "FAILED" like I had stepped on Start/Select or something. I usually start with my feet on the side arrows, so I took them off, and it worked.

Then, my brother ran into the same problem later today. He's frustrated like hell because it ALWAYS happens to him, even when he stands 5 feet away from the pad. What's wrong? How can I fix it? Has this happened to anyone else before?

As it turned out, later today:

well, actually, I wasn't doing anything, when it started to wig out, alternating between song view options ridiculously fast. So I've come to the conclusion that the START button must be stuck. I don't know how the hell it got stuck, or how you unstick it, but I need help.

Please, help me...

[Cutriss]

If memory serves, most people pull out the inserts and replace them with some other material as soon as they buy the pads. If you still have the foam inserts in the pad, that might be the cause (because apparently they get deformed easily).

Check the softpad thread for assistance:

http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=49672
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