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Author Topic: Dreamcast Mad Catz DreamPad and Happ's 360s  (Read 1357 times)

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Dreamcast Mad Catz DreamPad and Happ's 360s
« on: February 18, 2003, 12:55:28 am »
Someone please help me put this to rest.  I have seen several sites and threads about the Happ 360s...most have been with regards to wiring a Playstation 2...

I cannot find any definitive help on how and where to wire the Perfect 360's  power on the Mad Catz controller.

Any assitance/images would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Chuck

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Re:Dreamcast Mad Catz DreamPad and Happ's 360s
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2003, 02:26:01 am »
No offense, but is there some reason why you can't use a multimeter and find where the +5v is?  Regadless of which DC pad you have, there is +5 coming into it on pin 2 from the controller port.

http://mc.pp.se/dc/controller.html



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Re:Dreamcast Mad Catz DreamPad and Happ's 360s
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2003, 08:14:07 am »
Dave,

No reason at all...outside of the fact that I have never used one before and don't have one.  In all of the projects I have done in the past, there has never been a reason to run power to a joystick.

Sorry if my question appeared to be the result of laziness.  Not my intention.

Chuck
« Last Edit: February 18, 2003, 08:16:42 am by phantompower »

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MULTI METER question!
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2003, 02:03:23 pm »
i got a ?.

How do you use multi meter ???

you touch some contacts and if the meter gives signal then i know its 5+ needed for the p360 joystick?

How do i know its not more then 5 volts?
anybody care to explain little bit more(Dave_k?)?

Also,what kind of multi meter is like the best?I wired p360 onces with a psx pad and the 5+ volt was writen on the pad(contacts).
But now i wanna do for dreamcast,psx pads ::).
« Last Edit: February 19, 2003, 02:07:55 pm by SNAAAKE »

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Re:Dreamcast Mad Catz DreamPad and Happ's 360s
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2003, 04:09:08 pm »
for normal uses... a cheapy radio shack DIGITAL multimeter should be good enough....

I got one for $20.... (I think.... don't remember for sure...)

they do quite a few different measurements.... currents.. DC,AC... etc...

you turn the switch and point the 2 metals to 2 points.. and they give you voltage... or Current... or whatever...

snaaake... if you got one and want to try... I guess safest and easiest is to point the 2 things to a battery... it should read 1.5V... haaa haa.... that should be the simplest example....

donno if this is any help...

I myself is looking into hacking a madcatz xbox ctrller for my friend.... but not using P360... so, no need for 5V....

good luck...
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