Well, THAT pad's nearly dead.

[memnus]

By about song 4 of a twelve-song set, the right arrow was just about stuck. I finished off the set (Nonstop, fail off; I've been making sets for exercise rather than badassness) and brought it upstairs to open it up. Rather than just poking at the vinyl underside, I carefully slit up the side to see if there's anything I could do.

The little foamy bit that keeps the two wire meshes apart is literally disintegrating. As I poked at it, there were particles coming off on my fingers. Trying not to touch it too much, I did the only thing I could think to - I outlined that button with thick masking tape, and closed it up. I don't imagine it'll help, but it might do something. Unless masking tape conducts electricity, in which case I'm screwed.

I may be hitting eBay for replacements soon.

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[derakon.livejournal.com]

What pad type was this, and was it modded? Barefoot/socks only, I assume.

I'd still like to start playing DDR again, but they really need to make a pad that doesn't suck first.

[memnus.livejournal.com]

Ignition 3.0. To be fair, I got this pad last May, and it was used nearly every day, all summer, and problems started showing up finally in August. For more casual use, it probably would have lasted longer.