Dance pad problem!

[deadra]

I have a metal dance pad that I bought on ebay several years ago. It has worked faithfully until now, which the down arrow suddenly stopped working. I read somewhere before that the metal contacts sometimes get dirty and need to be cleaned so I cleaned it, but it still does not work.

I am not sure which dance pad I have, but it has six arrows. The "X" and "O" arrows in the upper right and left corner are green.

Can this be repaired somehow?

Well, when I first start the PS2 up, the lights on it flash with the rest of the lights on the other arrows. Are their replacement parts I can buy somewhere?

Thanks for reading,
Deadra

Platform is PS2, pad is a Bluespark....not sure what version but I bought it in 2005ish.

GOT to be a way to fix this thing.....

[legend]

thats the pad I have, for me it breaks all the time, like one arrow stops working, all you have to do is open the panel thats not working(down in your case) and you will see there is a wire not connected, it should be black and red. You will also see the Zig-Zaggy silver thing, there will be a little hole on the bottom, front. you will need to solder it to the little hole at the front, I would suggest to keep the game on while you try to fix it just so you know if it's working or not. Next problem the soldering iron, I would suggest getting one, you can one for about $20-$30, although it's worth it to just fix it yourself each time because if you bring it to an electronics store it will cost about $25 for them to fix it for you.

Hope that helped, if you have any other questions just ask.

[deadra]

Ah, wow! I see now. Ont of the little blue wires broke off the zig zag metal thing!

I will have to take a bit of the plastic part and thread it through that small hole again. Will I need to take the old solder off first? And do I have to do it delicately and carefully?

Thanks,
Deadra

[legend]

it doesn't necessarily need to be threaded through just the tip needs to be soldered so the tip is sticking to the hole, and it might be a good idea to remove the old solder because it can get quite messy when your trying to solder it and the old solder is in the way, and the wire isn't that delicate but you should still be careful not to damage the other parts.

any other question again no problem just ask.

[abrannan]

I'd recommend picking up a little bit of Solder wick, it's basically a braided copper wire that you spread out over the solder you want to remove. Heat the solder through the braid with the iron, and the braid wicks up the old solder. Then you should have a nice, clean pad to solder to.