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Hotrod (or other controls) going tits-up?
Minwah:
I personally don't like Cherry microswitches...I've had one or two that click, but don't actually make a contact until you press them slightly more. This can be a pain (especially in joysticks) because you have to move some directions more than others. Also, some of them seem to click & make contact, and then if you press them more it looses the contact. I can't explain why either of these things happen (doesn't seem logical), but it does. Perhaps I've just had some dodgy ones.
The microswitches may well be the cause of the problem, but all I'm saying is that my HotRod has *always* given ~1-4 keypresses (and I've had mine >18 months and have also used it LOTS). Many other HotRod users I've communicated with have experienced exactly the same thing. I was a little confused as to why this happened when I first got mine.
The mystery is why yours didn't used to do it...
Auntie MAME:
Don't Hotrods use Happ controls? If that is the case, wouldn't anyone using Happ buttons have the same problem? Could the problem be the Hotrod keyboard encoder?
Stein:
AM, yeah they use Happ controls. and your theory would be correct ;) I swear.... what Minwah says seems to be exactly it... but, you know it can't be as everyone here would be up in arms over bad cherry microswitches ::) so... a flaky keyboard encoder designed for ps2 use only, and it's a few years old now. What bothers me is I just had it working great with my athlon system for over a year straight of heavy gaming. Then a few weeks back problems. I should probly try running system restore.
or the ultimate fix, replace the encoder with a proper new one and add a 4way stick, scrap the whole hotrod and build a case to match my tb ;)
still, would like to figure it out.... I'll try some other computers to see how it behaves on those.
StephenH:
1) Try Uninstalling DirectX 9, if you can and if that fixes the problem, it is related to DirectX 9.
2) Try adjusting the "Key Repeat" settings in windows. This sometimes fixes hotrod problems. It is possible that DirectX could have reset some windows settings.
3) If you are still having problems, I would try testing on another computer. If that computer does not work, it could be a problem with the HotRod itself.
Minwah:
Stein: Does your HotRod cause you problems when actually playing (say MAME)?? If so, then I'd say maybe something's gone wrong...I have *never* had gameplay problems with my HotRod apart from when microswitches have gone bad.
But try what StephenH just said - hope you sort it out...