RedOctane Ignition v2.0 / BNS DX Ignition

E-Prime · Trick Member Joined: 08 May 2005

I've had an ignition 2.0 for about two and a half months now, and I generally like it very much. I have but one occaisional issue:

Whenever I set the pad vertically so as to get it out of the way, the start button misfires like crazy the next time I try to play. I can't play DDR when the pad acts up like this, because it starts and restarts the game at random, beyond my control. I've read people suggest that you 'massage' the button until it works, and this has helped once or twice in the past- but sometimes the start button just won't cooperate. Again, this only happens after I've set the pad on its side for a while, and the problem lasts only briefly so I don't exactly want to blow my one warranty replacement on this.

Edible Bondage Tape · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Kerri

my 6 month old ignition has started having right arrow misfires / ignores ive played far less than 1000 songs with it in this span of time and i feel sort of gyped now

any ideas as to what i can do to releeave the problem or should i just go with plan two and buy a CB
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Spiritsnare · Trick Member Joined: 27 Feb 2005

I've had a RO Ignition 2.0 PS2/XB for at least a year now, and the only problem I have with it is with the left and right buttons. I can't really press on them repeatedly; after the first two or so repeated steps on those buttons, they stop working unless I press up or down. It's an evil pad for songs like Paranoia, which have you do those repeated left/right steps.

Any fixes for this?

DigitalCyber · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jul 2004

I bought my 1st ignition 2.0 pad around Christmas '04. Bought it at Gamestop for 100. Worked fine. About 2 months into it I unzipped it and noticed some of the white lining had torn. Took it back and got a replaement (wow after 2 mos) Had the 2nd ever since and it just ripped again after bout 4 months. Over all the sensors are great. I dont have any problems. For the tear I just put paper over and duct tape it. Only problem with this pad is it moves around. But odnt all? 9/10

CoasterKrazy · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

I have had my Ignition Pad 2.0 for about 5 months now. It has been supper good until now. I just bought ITG, and I am seeing that I am missing the Up arrow more than I would normally do. I thought it was just because I wasn't used to ITG's timing yet. But I watched closely, and it isn't registering my hits that well.

Left and right arrows miss fire a lot too. I stand off the pad to select options, and songs, then I get on so I don't miss fire.

Oh well, its now a good excuse to get a metal pad

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Max_X_Unlimited · Basic Member Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City

These dance mats are good for people who are learning to play, but you will get good sometime. Then these things start to fall apart. I have got about 5 of these in the past 6 months, and they all quit working. My brother and my friend also has one. My brother has got 4 and my friend has got 5. We all got them about the same time, and we took them back about the same time too. We really think that its because we are really good at the game and playing heavy mode all the time on them may be too much. But I have also had problems with them working for Xbox, it works good for PS2, but they have all been that way when I bought them. The back arrows never work unless you stomp the crap out of them. I also play at the acade a lot because my dance mat will break soon if I dance anymore on it. I talked to a guy that worked at the arcade (he can AAA every song on heavy, hes really good!) and he said that these things were crap, and I believe him. These were good dance mats while we did light and standard mode, but when we started on heavy mode, they started to break. So, they are good if you want to learn to play but when you get good, you might as well go buy a metal dance mat. I'm sick of going to get new dance mats like these, thats why I'm getting a metal dance mat soon.

bigtoepfer · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:42 am Post subject: Ignition 2.0

I got my ignition pad about 2 months ago. I have only used it 3 times for a total of like 5 hours. I am selling it now because i am selling my Xbox and i don't have a playstation or anything else. I want $80 email me and let me know something. I still have the box and everything that cam with it. [email protected]

deM' · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Location: Southington CT

Dude, http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=31
Marketplace

And dont double post. Gonna get in trouble.

Mixel Plix · Trick Member Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Location: PA

i didnt really read this whole thing only a couple posts but i read about the back arrow breaking and junk...but do you think this pad might last longer with only a 95 pound girl playing on it haha??

Cxper · Basic Member Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: Colorado

I have a crazy idea here, so if anyone thinks it sounds good, let me know. To begin, I have an Ignition 2.0 that just broke down, after the warantee, and I got NO help from Redoctane. I am planning to use a great little $15 pad that works wonderfully to create a Frankenstien of pads. I plan to basically gut the 2.0 and place the cheap pad inside. This way I will have a functioning 2.0 and I will have the raised buttons as well. Any comments or ideas to make this work better?

Adam

DX Manaic · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: Outer Limits

Or, you could just open the cheap pad and make your own raised buttons by putting something there, then finidng a way to attach the pad to the foam insert.

Heh, all these premature death stories about redoctane pads. Glad my MyMyBox ignition has lasted 1 1/2 years now.

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Zaeon · Basic Member Joined: 16 Jul 2005

My down arrow on my RO Ignition 2.0 has been "phantom stepping" for a while (I think that's the right term). Meaning it will all of a sudden start rapidly activating even when I don't step on it. It's really bad for performance because while it's phantom stepping, if I step on it when I actually need to use the down arrow, it won't work. BUT, when I take the foam insert out, it doesn't do this. What is the problem here and how can I fix it without having to play without the foam all the time?

Tissue · Basic Member Joined: 30 May 2005

My Ignition pad has performed beautifully, until a few weeks ago.

The down arrow no longer functions correctly. I unzipped it, and lo and behold, the white sheath separating the foam insert from the sensors was torn. And I mean TORN. Is there anything I can do for it beside just taping it back together again? Will it perform as well as it did before, as long as the taping job is carefully done? Any specific tapes suggested (duct, Scotch, electrical, painterâs)? Will it still work for my 9-footers?

Iâve had this thing since Christmas, and itâs brought me from 2-footers to 9-footers. Itâs seen much use from me, but also from friends at weekly parties and such. Iâm guessing that since the tears in the white sheath seem to be in a straight line, that itâs probably from bending during transportation. Is this likely the case?

Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

bobddr · Trick Member Joined: 04 Sep 2005

The cable seems messed up on my Ignition 2.0 I've had since mid 2002. Here's the email I just sent to redoctane:

momosecretes · Basic Member Joined: 04 Aug 2005

123aaabbbccc · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2005

my friend's dad loves those BNS pads HAHAH. next time we'll post a picture of him dancing! LOL =/

Solar-Wind · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Location: rumson, nj

OK.... had my ignition since January now and havent had a single problem with it.... until now. My right arrow slowly died today, first started missing a little bit, started working half the time, then just registered maybe 1 out of 30 hits. in addition, i think my up arrow was maybe a tad unresponsive as well, but i'm not sure about that. could have just been some bad steps from me but i'm suspicious. So i'm currently performing surgery. if anyone has any suggestions, please help....

First of all, the white bottom that lies right above the foam had 2 big rips. one below the up arrow and the other above the down arrow. some of the sensor layer right above was ripped as well, but not all so the sensors kept registering. no problem, i used some duct tape and patched the rips off. next, i cut the edges of the bottom white layer as well as the bottom sensor layer with a razor and pulled them back to see if i could find out what was wrong with my right arrow. apart from the rip on the down arrow sensor (which hasnt been a problem) everything seemed fine with the sensor material. a little bunched up foam was the only poor looking thing. I tested each sensor manually by touching the two layers through the foam, and all work well except for the right which AT FIRST didnt regesiter.... then decided to start registering occasionally, and a bunch of taps later, it seems to work perfectly fine now. apart from fixing some bunched up foam, is there anything else i should do/check before taping the pad up to make sure the right stays working? i still dont know why it stopped in the first place, it seems perfectly fine now with the pad cut open.... i really hope it doesnt crap out after i tape everything back up.
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Solar-Wind · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Location: rumson, nj

forget it. just cant get the right arrow to work when the pad is put together, it worked when its apart though.
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RandomSegaFanboy · Trick Member Joined: 26 Dec 2003 Location: MD

My mom bought a 3.0 for my birthday while at Otakon a few weeks ago, where the RO booth had an $80 special. How do I know this? I ran into her in the Dealer's Room, she had one of those really big bags Tokyopop was handing out, and she asked me for directions to the "place with the dance pads."

So was the 3.0 worth the $80?
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