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| So here is our victim. We will be
steeling the brain out of this dance pad to use in the new deck. These cheep
decks use exactly the same technology as the big expensive ones. And as far as
I can see there is no difference between these and any other brand as far as
internals are concerned. Even the main plastic housing is the same. So our
first step is to remove the screws that clamp the housing around the pad.
Inside the housing there is some tape attaching the plastic sensors inside to
the terminals on the circuit board. Just pill them away to disconnect it. |
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| With the deck pilled away you can
see the large black contact areas where the pads where attached. The large
center contact is a common ground for the system. This will eventually be
attached to the deck it's self. Near the top you can see the memory card
reader's tray. We chose to not use this in our deck. But if it's something you
want you can easily adapt your rig to accommodate it. |
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| The next step in our project is to
free the internals from the housing. Now I just pried it out with my fingers as
they just used a soldering iron to melt the plastic at the post holes in the
boards. With it freed from the housing the memory card reader housing can be
removed. |
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So here is the pin out for the
control interface from left to right.
Start - A - Right - X - Up - Ground - Down - Y - Left - V - Back
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| Next up using a dremal tool and a
buffing wheel, buff off the black compound on the contacts. Be careful not to
buff too deeply. Solder some leads to each of the contacts.
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| Using a soldering iron melt a slot
into the side of the plastic case and trim it up with a sharp razor. Slide the
rubberized stress protector into the slot to keep the guts from being ripped
out when you trip on cord. It's just a matter of time, accept it. |
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| Using that hot soldering iron
again melt 2 holes for the center screw holes of the 10 place terminating
block. Using some screws or perhaps a bold and nuts attach the block to the
project box. Next melt a hole 1/8th above each of the terminating blocks screws
to allow for the internal wires to come through. Repeat this process and mount
a small 1 or 2 space block under the 10 point block for the common ground.
Finaly find some burn cream and apply. |
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| Install the controller into the
box and feed the wires from the controller and attach them to the posts. Use
some hot glue to attach the boards to the inside of the project box to make
sure they won't roll around. Close up the project box and your control
interface is done! |
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