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Title: Mad Catz Dreampad without Pre-drilled holes?
Post by: J_Talbain on September 05, 2002, 09:55:29 pm

Recently I bought a mad catz dreampad (orange shell with blue grip accents) off of ebay.  I opened it up and noticed that there were no holes on the pcb like there were on the ones on websites.  Also, the contacts were much smaller.  Anyone else have a dreampad like this?  If so, do you know if anything has changed (common ground, wiring problems, etc.) with this control pad from its counterparts?  Thanks in advance.

Title: Re:Mad Catz Dreampad without Pre-drilled holes?
Post by: CD_Vision on September 05, 2002, 11:37:30 pm

I doubt anything has changed, but you can send me a scan to look at for you if you like.

Title: Re:Mad Catz Dreampad without Pre-drilled holes?
Post by: Dave_K. on September 06, 2002, 12:58:36 am

I've herd of people getting this verison of the madcatz pad also.  It should still be hackable (just not as easy as the original madcatz one).  Use a multimeter to verify the ground and button contacts.

-Dave

Title: Re:Mad Catz Dreampad without Pre-drilled holes?
Post by: phantompower on September 08, 2002, 02:03:01 am

This is the one of many Dreamcast sticks I soldered.  Definitely doable, but have good eye site.  You need to visually trace the paths to that central point you solder from.

Hope this helps.
Chuck