Hey guys, any suggested pad ps3/pc common ground? Something from dealextreme maybe 
Mad Catz SFxT Fightpad, perhaps?
Sorry I forgot to specify things, is for a Project Diva custom controller. So i need a pad base with the 2 stick L3/R3 absent on madcatz fightpad or naked pcb.
Iām having an issue. I used a wireless 360 controller PCB in a recent hitbox build, but the left trigger appears to be slightly depressed when I go into the Windows controller menu. This affecting me in some games, for instance in Skullgirls I canāt navigate the pause menu. The funny thing is I completely removes the mechanisms and desoldered and removed the actuators for both triggers, so Iām not sure why they would be doing this. I also noticed that when I press buttons, especially the A button, it makes the Z axis bar move just a tiny amount.
It seems like the board might be shot, but I want to make sure thereās nothing I overlooked before I pull everything apart and install another board. Another option would be to install Xpadder and use that instead of the default drivers, but that wonāt help me on the 360, and Iām not entirely certain Xpadder works with the wireless controller.
You might need to add resistors to the triggers.
I donāt suppose you know what size resistors? Iām gonna google this and see what I can come up with.
edit nvm found my answer.
Iām padhacking a Saitek Rumble pad (this one) and have troubles connecting it to my sanwa stick.
The problems is that dpad there (and analogs) seems to have 2 different grounds for different axis, while on my stick have 1 ground wire going out (this). The only way I see now is to vandal the stickās pcb ground track and solder 2 different grounds to 2 different points on stickās pcb.
Are there anyā¦nicer solutions?
Now thatās a good solution! Will try this out.
Iāve just made a photos of the pcb, so i decided I share it anyway. The whole pad have common ground but the way theyāve organized dpad is kinda weird.
http://imgur.com/T3kcQC5
http://imgur.com/hqg1dAR
http://imgur.com/zXxCb6l
It totally works, thanks!
Now another question - is there a simple way to make home button binded to simultaneous start+select (like itās made in ctulhu)?
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7898/schemahome.png
EDIT: The swith is for the home button, you just have to add the red parts (2x 4148 diodes)
Is this basically what I need to do to use my triggers in an arcade stick? Is that 1k resistor going to the arcade buttons?
I wired my wireless 360 controller to use the thumbstick buttons instead of the triggers to avoid the hassle, but Iām getting frustrated at not being able to fully utilize Steam big picture mode. I added the 10k resistors to neutralize the triggers, but now I want to integrate them into the arcade stick. Is there a simpler way, or do I need to go out and buy the 1k reistors and PNP transistors? Also, is there any specific rating on the transistor I need to look for?
Or maybe if someone knows a way to change the big picture mode controls, I could just do that.
edit: NVM. I went down to radio shack and got some cheap PNP transistors and IK ohm resistors, and got everything to work. Thanks, Gummo, for making that diagram. The only other thing I could find about doing this was to use normally closed buttons, which isnāt something I want to do when I already have perfectly good sanwa buttons.
I havenāt kept up with the padhacking world. Are Madcatz Retro Arcade PCBs still desirable?
This thing right?
If you can find them, go for it. they been discontinued for quite some time now.
alternatively I recommend the fight pads.
Yep. I found 2 in my basement (one is still in package!). Do people still want those pcbs?
At a garage sale I found a PS1 Dual Shock M with its joystick rubbers worn off and bought it for the prospect of solderless connecting. However to my dismay, the pcb looked like the early version of the H, though the contacts werenāt exposed and were differently shaped. The board said it was Mitsumi. Didnāt know there were also two versions of the M.
I had a hell of a time trying to solder into those tiny holes and gave up. I just scratched a little bit of the paint off and soldered some 30 gauge with the help of some tape. Should work fine though.
Doe anyone here offer a pad hacking service? I would like to get a dreamcast controller wired.
Unless you can find an Agetec pcb then youāre probably better off with a Multi Console Cthulhu or PS360+
question. why would you want to hack a pad? sorry, im new to this stuff