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Gamepad hack
aj6500:
I just lifted 3 traces on my new pad. Had the whole thing done (13 connections) and caught a wire on my pants when I moved it. Fixed that one and lost 2 more. Fixed those and the 1st lifted from it's new spot. Out of patience, ordering an Ipac. I just don't really need 54 connections on this project so was trying to get it cheap. I should re-assemble the pad and see if walmart will take it back! It's obviously defective.
paigeoliver:
I-Pac is really the way to go if you need more than about 8 inputs or so (it is fairly easy to find 4 button sticks that have wires everywhere inside, so you don't have to solder). I went through so many USB game pads that I could have bought 2 I-Pacs.
In fact, anybody want like 3-5 soldered up gamepads? I have no use for them anymore.
IceCold:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 24, 2003, 07:17:57 am ---
In fact, anybody want like 3-5 soldered up gamepads? I have no use for them anymore.
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Which gamepads? Could I still hack them? Or are they messed up?
I'd be willing to take them off your hands...
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 24, 2003, 05:07:28 am ---Beware about using two pads that are the same kind of pad. I used to have two hacked pads set in a machine. Only problem is that they would swap positions sometime on reboot. (Pad 2 would become pad 1 and vise versa),
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VERY true !
Man its sooooo anoying.Never use 2 of the same pads.Yes I wired 2 same pads for someone's cabinet and eventually had to wire an I-pac. >:(
Double wiring :-[(its hard enough already do hack pads for free..well friend but still...).
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: IceCold on April 26, 2003, 12:48:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 24, 2003, 07:17:57 am ---
In fact, anybody want like 3-5 soldered up gamepads? I have no use for them anymore.
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Which gamepads? Could I still hack them? Or are they messed up?
I'd be willing to take them off your hands...
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None of them are dead. But you would have to figure out what was going on with them. I'll find them and get back with you tommorrow. IIRC a pair of game pad pros, an original sidewinder, and some generic gameport pad (maybe one or two more, maybe less).