*The "padhacking" thread*

Tech Talk
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for the ps1dual
does anybody know what the voltage is from the rumble pack.
or is there a better source for power?

btw, im not using the power for the p360 however im gonna use it to power up some LEDs

thanks

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IIRC the rumble packs run on 7V or so. Be aware that youā€™re limited in how much current you can draw before the fuse in the console blows, and itā€™s somewhat unreliable - especially if youā€™re taking your controller to other peopleā€™s machines.

From the electrical engineering perspective, the best option is almost certainly going to be a controlled power source like batteries or a wall-plug, but that obviously has its own drawbacks.

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hmm. didnt know that. ~how much current can i draw? is there another location where there is less voltage. i only have 1 ohm resistors and thats isnt gonna fair well with the 7V from rumble

the fuse should be easy to replace if something goes wrong when i put the leds in i guess.

thanks

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Well, the fuse is supposedly 750 mA for all of the controllers, and itā€™s surface mount (probably not something you want to replace).

The regular logic on the controllers runs at 3-5 volts.

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hmm. didnt know that either but i thought the fuse was the glass vial capsule thingy?.

i finally got a multimeter to find voltage drops. something interesting i found out is that the voltage increases using my xjoybox convervter from 3.44 V to 3.61V.

mayhem gave me this cool website that calculated some electrical stuff like currentā€¦ to help with the leds

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

once i get the leds in, ill post pics in ā€œthe i love my custom stick threadā€

thanks again for the info

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how good is the sony ps1 H series digital pad? The one that isnt a dualshock. Will it work with any ps2 to ps3 converter?
Im using it for a sanwa stick not a p360.

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Probably not but works great with ps2 fighting games.

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anyone have a hack for the original DC pad? the one on the main page doesnā€™t work anymore.

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http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7186/dcpadhack4ol.jpg

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/742/dreamcastofficial3ap.gif

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Iā€™m just looking at the A series solderless hack (http://home.comcast.net/~spiffyshoes/DualShockHack/) cause it turns out my friend might have one for me to use :slight_smile:

But my limited electronics experience is failing me yet again, and iā€™m confused about how i would use the ground wire that extends from the joystick, to pass through all the buttons and then into the ribbon terminal. Does this wire have to be completely uncovered to do that? Also, the ground wire from a joystick seems very short, iā€™d imagine i just have to twist a longer piece of wire to the end, to extend its length enough to pass through all the buttons, correct?

Thanks in advance!

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Kurdt.

Just take the ground wire from the pad and place it into the hole of the start button terminal.

then get a naked wire and loop it around all the buttons and end it through the same hole on the start button. Apply solder to the hole and it holds both wires grounding everything.

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How about the joystickā€™s ground wire? What you said would still work with quick disconnects right?

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Sorry for double post, but i found a site with my answer and thought iā€™d shareā€¦
Daisy Chaining Quick Disconnects

Of course, posting that shows how embarrassingly obvious it all was :slight_smile: My next question will probably be the sameā€¦ iā€™m wondering, again with the solderless hack, what everyone recommends to do with the analog on/off button? Does it need to be wired to something or can i leave it off altogether? Do you need that button to take advantage of various converters or what?

Thanks again in advance :slight_smile:

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iā€™ve used the solderless hack, and there was no need to touch the analog button. it should work with no problems.

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Anyone have a hack for the original style non dualshock Ps1 pads? The A series solderless one I am using in my Red Octane doesnt fit too comfortable, so I want to use a regular old PS1 pad. If it makes any difference, it is an H series.

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if you have a ps3 and use the elecom converters to play virtua fighter 5, you will need an analog button to be able to move your joystick.

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So for the PS3, it takes USB input, right? Does that mean I can use my PS2 to PC Radioshack converter on it, or would that not work?

Also, is it just for VF5 that you need the analog stick, or is that PS3 games generally?

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Is it possible to hack the play station M serious pads

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b241/scrubkillamvc2/02-10-07_1554.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b241/scrubkillamvc2/02-10-07_1555.jpg

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The contacts around the button area are quite small but it can be done, as Iā€™ve hacked exactly this pad for a friend of mine a recently. Works fine, but he had to disable the analog option in the options menu of Third Strike to stop the stick from constantly pushing into a certain direction. Now everything works fine.

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help needed

i am planning to build a stick and read all of the topics here butā€¦
the thing is some of the links are broken especialy for the ps1 dual shock pad hack.
Is there any link or site that shows clearly and in simple words how to hack and solder? in other words; for example sanwa joystick and buttons and how to solder it in the pcb of the ps1 (dual shock) pad? I searched the internet but i couldnā€™t find any site with a indepth tutorial. Can someone help me with links?

Help is very much apriciated thanx