Um… hey. Sort of newbie stick maker with a highly newbie question:
I plan on changing out my Ultimate in my DC stick to a 360. However, I used one of those… damn, what the hell do you call it… barriers (that’s it) to hook up everything. So how would I go about hooking up the 360 with it? No burning please, I would just like to know how it’s done.
Any help is appreciated.
Marcus
"Taking time off from building that damn dance pad"
i don’t use p360’s myself but i’d imagine that you just replace ur ultimate direction connections with the p360’s.
if ur hackin ur pcb for the 5v then:
you then have to make new connections to the barrier strip from the p360 for the hot and ground wire. find your 5v on ur pcb and then solder.
if ur usin an external adapter:
insteading of connecting the hot and ground to the barrier strip, wire those instead to the 5v adapter.
hope this isn’t misinformation :lol:
INH’s Stick
Check out INH’s stick that he made.
http://insertnamehere.50megs.com/photo.html
I like the design, because it’s made completely out of plexiglass. That’s something you NEVER see out of the ordinary.
i think it’s alright. i think the whole see through thing works better if the space is all filled up and it looks complex. just curious but can u buy tinted lexan or plexi? now that would be cool.
sure you can.but tinted glass cost a lot.
and thick lexan would cost a whole lot.
but the idea is cool.
I seen another one like this like 3 years ago.
cant find the pic but it looked VERY professional.
like a mass stick but all clear/see through. :eek:
Yesterday I modded a redoctane box for a friend wid convex buttons and a competition stick. Thing is, the thick wood redoctane uses made the stick really short. I was thinking aout routing the joystick area to make the joystick taller, but I lack access to a router. Anyone knoe of an alternative way to get that joystick taller?
You would have to switch it to an ultimate and use the longer spacer. competitions only have one size spacer thats about as long as the ultimate one (the white plastic piece).
has anyone placed an order from http://www.gamecabinetsinc.com ???
I place an order last week and they haven’t email me back or anything abotu the status of my order, and unlike happs, theres no place to check your order status. Arggggggg now they’re not replying to my email either.
On a ps2 controler is the power supply for rumble packs(link below) where you would hook in for power for a p360?
Question about the Mad Catz Dreamcast pad:
I bought one and disassembled it, and noticed that the two triggers and analog stick were soldered on. I couldn’t remove the analog stick, so I cut off the cap above the box. As for the triggers, I just snapped them off the PCB.
Is there any chance this would’ve messed up the PCB? Theres no physical damage at all, I just removed the components for the analog controls.
I’d like to do the same thing to the black VMU connector, but theres about 30 pins I’d have to desolder (and I don’t have any desoldering equipment)
Well, I’ve hacked two different versions of the Dreampad and haven’t come across triggers that were soldered on… they came off with a bit of careful wrangling. I had to chop off the tip of the analog stick (the metal pin…) to fit it in one of my sticks, that doesn’t do anything to the PCB at all. Should be sweet. If you actually got rid of the whole analog “box”, though, I’m not so sure… that might cause a problem…
The pads seem to handle missing the mem card slots quite well though, I smashed off the second port to fit in a port of my own devising, and it works fine. Just be careful not to cross any of the pins…
Best of luck…
–flux
I tried to get rid of the whole box, but it was soldered on tight. I did what you did and just snapped the thumbstick cap portion off the box.
Another thing about the MadCatz: is there one universal ground for the PCB? CD_Vision’s site mentions “very early” versions had two grounds for the board. I’m using a grey pad with blue buttons. From what I can see, the d-pad, buttons, and start are all connected to their own grounds; I can’t tell if those grounds are connected to each other.
Thanks!
ShadowBlade Joystick
i’ve taken it all apart. i’m using barrier strips for all 8 buttons. i can’t figure out what i need to do with the start and select button. there’s some weird connector…what do i do? any suggestions would be appreciated.
wierd connector? pictures would help.
shadowblade start/select buttons
they’re contactors sort of like for the joystick. i’ll work on gettin a pic. when you press either start or select on the shadowblade it contacts the actuator. how do i rewire these or work these into the panel.
anyone know if there is another place i can solder onto for the
r-button on a sega dreamcast controller? I ripped the original place i was to solder onto.
Question about P360 and PS1 controllers. I bought a cheap $5 Interact PS1 controller (widout analog sticks or rumble). Is it possible to wire up a P360 joystick to this? I remember hearing that all ps1 pads can have a P360 joystick hooked up to it. Anyone knoe?
yo…
u should ask dreaded fist about the p360’s for ps1. I know it works because he wired up my stick that way. I just forgot where to connect it. All i remember is that there are 9 points to solder to and i think its the 5th one?
Dont listen to me though…just ask dreaded fist…he’ll know…
peaace!
Of all the ps1/2 controllers I’ve tried(5 or 6 diffrent ones) I cannot find a single one that has an output of more than 3v(all but one only had 1v). Does the p360 have to have 5v or will less work? If it has to have 5v what controlers will supply this?
just wire it to the 5th pin on the controlelr connector, usually the red wire coming from the connector, you can use a multimeter to be sure that it’s the 5th pin. It’s usually 3/5v but it’ll work either way.