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/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Non-Slip-Dancing-Step-Dance-Mat-Mats-Pads-PC-USB-Dancing-Mat-/120947420873?pt
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I'm a really shitty DDR player, but I really enjoy it. I want to make my own pad out of this very pad.

I've seen a few tutorials on the interwebs, but do you guys think it's even a good idea to recycle just the electrics in this very shitty pad and transform it into an arcade style DDR mat?

>> No.260659

first off most songs are in 4/4 time. and make sure someone has a driver for it. unless you know how to dump drivers also how strip wires and connect those to usb end

>> No.260672

>>260659
I do not know the fuck you are talking about, so I'd assume I can't do it.

>> No.260673

>>260672

Ignore him dude, its easy. I've made my own.

I wouldn't rip apart the pad, I tried, not the best method. get a cheap usb controller. take the case off. solder wires to the PCB contacts for the 4 directions on the dpad. solder a 5th wire to the ground contact.

test it by plugging the controller into a PC and opening the joypad in control panel. hold a direction wire to the ground wire and a button press should register.

now all you have to do is make a case.

>> No.260674

Google DIY DDR pad for instructions on how to make the case. there is a great one by ddrhomepad

>> No.260676

>>260673
>All you have to do is make a case

Any tutorial? How did ya make it?

I'm totally new to the entire /diy/. I'll learn to solder this week-end, my knowledge on manual work is terrible.

>>260674
Ho there, thanks.


Also sorry for the trip, forgot to remove it heh.

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>>260676

I posted both the posts. I followed ddrhomepads instructions for the case with.two exceptions. 1. I used polycarbonate and not acrylic, its more expensive but stronger and less likely to break. 2. I didn't hand beat the sheet metal, I have access to a metal shop at work who fabricated the metal parts.

This was my first soldering project and it works well even though my soldering is crap.

>> No.260679

I wish I could type a full tutorial but I'm at work and using a mobile phone!

i used this http://www.angelfire.com/d20/ddrhomepad/

>> No.260817

>>260679
Well, the thread would still be up.