Anyone have a MAS with one of those ps2 pcbs that is just a loose microchip? I desoldered all the wires and i didn’t take note of which pin is what.
I havnt done that specific pad, I did the dualshock2. The way slagcoin does it if it says resistor 1 end of it goes there and the other gets connected to ground. Some pads have 2 or 3 resistors some have none. The ones with multiple resistors also have multiple grounds and they have to be connected as such. If the slagcoin image doesn’t list a resistor then you don’t need 1. The way this works is the little thin film thing that the buttons press on have resistors on certain paths. So if you remove this film piece you must add the resistors that you just removed by removing that film piece.
troll hammer if that link you gave is the pcb you are trying to hack I don’t think you need any resistors at all. Because there is no ribbon cable.
Hi, im thinkin about building a stick from scrap, im kinda familiar with the PCB’s and have been reading up on how to build the stick, and the entire process.
Ok so heres the question:
I want to build a Stick which i can use on my ps3, and i was just wondering if i could use a ps2 pcb, or will i need a ps3 psb?
I also have own the HORI FS 3, and was thinking bout dismanteling it and building one useing its pcb. But i thatll b sum last resort lol
How would it work on your PS3 if you used a ps2 pcb? It doesn’t support ps2 controllers natively, you’d need a ps2 to ps3 adapter.
yea i knw you cant connect a ps2 controller to ps3 unless u have a USB adabtor which i do. So ur saying that i can use the ps2 pcb and all i gotta do is connect it to the ps3 through a USB adabtor for ps2?
nvm i told my cuzn to test it for me, n he said it works. thanks btw
im gonna use one of my ps2 dual shocks to build the stick. ill post here again if anything comes up, ty again.
So im about to start my first mod, using a fs3 and replacing the pcb with a ps2 one.
I’ve found an old psx dualshock 1 series-A and have been going through this thread for a while now trying to find someone with the same pad :
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8792/psxadi7.th.jpg
The pcb looks similar to that of the psOne dual shock H at the start of this thread but I just wanted to make sure I would be soldering the correct area.
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/327/img1888lf1.th.jpg
Or unlike the psOne diagram do i just solder those golden circles near the contacts?
Did anyone ever figure out how to get the triggers working on this pad?
I modded a SNES custom HAAP stick with the PS1 digital pad from your pic. Works perfectly in PSX/PS2. I recently bought another one of the same pad and am going to add it to my HRAP3 for PS2 support. Will report back once I’m done.
I just want to make sure that the mad catz 360 wired controller pcb is good enough for both pc and 360 play. I’m deciding on which one to buy (official or mad catz) to wire on my stick but I’ve never had any experience on 3rd party pcbs.
CrotchMonkey: yes they are perfect for both PC and 360. Strongly suggest to use the madcatz one. The only downfall of the Madcatz pad is that the guide buttons looks lame, but that shouldn’t be of any concern
EVERYNE GO TO www.slagcoin.com it has all the info you need for anything you could possibly want to do. Organized in a way that it’s almost automatic to build any custom stick. It ducking rocks.
:lovin: nice site needs to be the first link in the essential joystick thread!!
Is the gamestop brand pad just the madcatz pad but branded with the gamestop logo?
edit: oops yeah it is awesome.
There wasn’t ever any problem getting the triggers to work. You can remove the pots and use a pull up resistor on each line, or leave the pots on, hot glue them so they dont move (making sure they are in there unpulled position), and just connect the line to a button like normal.
I’m a big noob but is this necessary if all you want is the standard 6 button configuration? I was planning on just using the LB and RB not the triggers. Would that still cause a problem if I don’t bother wiring the triggers?
It would cause problems if you removed the pots and just left them; there is a good chance of random trigger activations. If you’re not going to use the triggers, LEAVE THE POTENTIOMETERS ON! Plug it into a PC, figure out which way to turn the pot so the trigger shows as NOT pulled, and use use hot glue to stick it there.
Ok thanks for the heads up then. I need to buy some hot glue I guess.
Thanks, Huge Balls.
I appreciate the help.