Mooore arcade metal homepad :D

Amegon · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: Mooore arcade metal homepad :D

ok, you are building your own homepads, so lets try it out, here is my version

yes, like arcade 4 switches per button.
need to add graphics, but already have 10 mm makrolon , so its very inflexible

buttons a bit deeper than the other areas in order to feel where you stand. just the rail must be added.

investions until now ~ 300 â¬ and ~ 20 hours work, maybe i can reduce the invested time a bit, if some people are interested, but will be a long way till that, until now its a trying other ways out, testing durability and modding it in order to have perfect precision

here a small video. added sound not that good webcam, but the light is visible i hope

ive used electronic circuit to make it plugable to a tx2000 controlbox, so its lagfree connection to ps xbox and pc, no adapter required

hmm maybe there will be a deluxe and a normal version out, however, the deluxe version shd become a perfect pad, so tere shdnt be any difference to the arcade. so if there are suggestions to come closer to this goal or questions what materials areused until now, dont hesitate to ask

Momo -YHB- · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Killeen, Texas

Wow I must say your pad looks amazing. It looks like it may ever be better than an arcade pad
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Amegon · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:23 am Post subject:

i hope so, using pc modding lights and cherry gold contact switches (the ones in the most expansive keyboards

FloppyFish · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004

I would buy one of these right now if they were available. Especially with Cobalt Flux pissing me off yet again by still not having the Xbox cbox out.

Amegon · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:53 am Post subject:

dont worry about xbox controlbox, ive already modded my cf so that i dont need an adapter at pc. (changed the pos of some wires that i can connect an xbox tx2000 controlbox to cf, then cahnged xbox to usb and connected it

maybe its helpful, because most 'metal-wood' pads are only some switches. electronic is put outside in that controlboxes, so u can check which wire/pin is associated to what pad button and use a controlbox from another pad with your one. www.ddrlag.de.vu <-- cf to cbox wasnt main intention, just a step to connect to pc, but i guess i have also explained that step on the page

vader · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:44 am Post subject:

well it looks like something that wont break easily and those are neon lights used for computer mods or somethin? becuase this pad looks beutifal with those lights. anyway nice pad...
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Xayro · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Location: Kokomo, IN

It could use some Arrow Labels... or have you not gotten to that part yet?
Make it to where the light shines through them if you haven't.
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Amegon · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

most arrow labels are not symmetric, maybe a selfmade rework will help to have better ones.
the lights, yes, normally used as pc modding, will be changed to spirals

so next pad will be brighter.
and switches, transistors shd help that whenever a button lights up, its also sure that in game the button is pressed. so its not that hard to find a possibly always or never activated switch.
my dad and i will start the pad on monday, lets hope that it will be ready until the end of the week

Synaesthesia · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject:

Do you get excessive clicking from the switches? I know that's why I favored the "large single button" design than using microswitches; I didn't want a lot of extra clicking, especially on 10+ songs.
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Amegon · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

no typical microswitches are used

cherry gold contact switches, those in those expansive cherry gold contact keyboards. no noise and all 4 are equal sensitive

http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm

cam · Trick Member Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Location: Massachusetts

I. Want. This. Pad. Now. Sell it to me

Super_Trooper · Basic Member Joined: 27 May 2005

WOW.

Got any plans for it?

Amegon · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:54 am Post subject:

unfortunately just a prototype, only had building plan on-the-fly, when building. but so or so there are some corrections to do. next one will have other lights, a connection between the lights circuit and the buttons-activated circuit, so less current trough the switches and guarantee that activated button also activates the light of this button.
some feet to reduce pad slipping on flat surfaces, and hopefully the graphics on the buttons will be added

there is no special difference between other pads. sizes are the exact same as arcade (measured), assembly also near arcade (every button a box with a switch near each of the 4 sides. massive button plates nearly reached with 10mm, but feeling still not sure if same as arcade, need to try out some more, but this has also to do with stepmania and the offset and unprecise bpm of the songfiles.

and the rail is still a problem. should be the perfect pad, so will take some more time.

if u like i can do some more pictures of the pad, but wont make much sense, another one is planned to be done until end of this week

mouseish · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:30 am Post subject: yes

This looks to be the most arcade like pad I've seen. This needs to be indexed somehow, Id just hate to see this thread get lost because it looks like a really promosing pad.

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

Me want instructions... now...

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kyj197 · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: WOW Great Metal Pad

shimikiah · Trick Member Joined: 27 May 2005 Location: Zanarkand

Impressive. The force is strong with this one.

Seriously, awesome looking pad. I was planning on building a metal pad one of these days, but I wanted to find something better than just the metal plates connecting. Well, I think I've found my solution.
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Amegon · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject:

ok, i will scan the plans and upload them, but it is still not perfect. the surface under the pad, it still moves a bit on stone floors.

slvrshdw · Trick Member Joined: 05 Jan 2005

if it slides on stone surfaces/tile...

just get that non-slip foam stuff people get to hold the rugs in place...that should work

and im looking forward to the instructions

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Amegon · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:51 am Post subject:

ok, another step further.
sry, not much time, actually, still much to do.. will take some more time, but here is another pic how it looks now