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Magic carpet ride
I really, really want to hear Shadow sing "A Whole New World."
Edit: Sorry if anyone saw this twice. I re-posted because I realized Shadow's eyes were too small and had to fix them.
u/DustyCannoli — 1 day ago
Anyone have problems ordering from iamats.com? Namely with shipping?
I sent away for a replacement board and it's been a giant hassle so far. The shipment was delayed multiple times because I guess iamats didn't put any information on the parcel, like the contents of it or putting the country of origin on the invoice.
Then it was being held hostage at a UPS facility in Poland because I had to pay an import fee, which I did. Then today, they tell me it was returned to the sender because of an export gateway hold. So WTF did I pay an import fee for if it didn't even leave the country?
Man the only reason I ordered from them was to save $40 and because I didn't need an upgraded board, which was the only kind DDRPad.com offered. At this rate, I don't even know if I'm going to get my board. I wonder if I could get a refund and just order from DDRPad because this is annoying.
u/DustyCannoli — 1 day ago
Should I get the same replacement controller board or an upgraded one?
After much trial and error and with help from people here and from iamats.com and DDRPad.com, I think I do need a new controller board. But I'm not sure what one to get.
The one on DDRPad seems to be an upgrade (whatever Rev. 7.0f is) and it looks like only the bottom spots need soldering. The wires connected to the USB port seem to already be attached with plastic and do not need soldering. Someone from DDRPad said this would be compatible with my EX PRO 2 pad, and I understand that my pad is an older model and this is a newer board.
The one from iamats is the one I have in my pad right now and it's just the board with no USB port (mine is Rev 5.0e, iamats.com's says Rev. 5.0). I'd have to solder the right and bottom areas. They seem to only have one board available on the whole site? It says it's compatible with all old EX PRO pads.
I'm not sure if I should go with the newer board since it means less soldering, or the older board because it's exactly the same as my current board. The iamats board is a lot cheaper, but the DDRPad board is an upgrade. Not to mention the DDRPad board will likely get here sooner because it's much closer than Poland.
Also, while I'd need to do more soldering with the iamats board, I'd have to fuss with the USB port with the DDRPad board (not a huge deal, just a different process). I don't necessarily need to make my pad better - I just want it to work again.
What would you folks recommend? The old board or the new board? Does anyone have experience with putting the Core board specifically into an EX PRO 2 pad? I don't really need a performance upgrade - up until the board crapped out, the pad worked just fine.
u/DustyCannoli — 16 days ago
I think my L-Tek pad might be cooked
And of course it's only about 4 months past the warranty.
Worked just fine last week, absolutely nothing happened since then - didn't drop it or anything. This week, the pad is completely dead. The adapter went from the usual solid blue light to a blinking green light, which, from what little information I can find, means it's in PC/XBox mode and can't detect the pad via the PS2.
Tried plugging it into my laptop in all the USB ports and it wasn't detected. Checked Device Manager, nothing. Tried a different USB cord that I know works, nothing. Tried whatever the Analog button on my PS2 controller does, didn't work (this was suggested online). Checked the USB port, it's not loose or bent. Took the top panel off over the USB port and everything is still attached/glued down. The PS2 controller works just fine when plugged into the adapter, so I think the adapter is fine.
I don't even use the mat that much - sometimes I go weeks without using it. Then all of a sudden it just died on me. I already contacted maty-taneczne.pl and I'm awaiting a response.
I can't believe it died after two years. I thought for sure it would have lasted a lot longer. I'm assuming it's fixable, but I'm not super handy with electronic repairs, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to fix it if it just needs a new part.
u/DustyCannoli — 27 days ago