The pads didn't seem that bad...  But I think I'm going to play at Narrows more and head up to Acme every so often...
Though the 1P did have a random miss on the down arrow I think, but I'm not trying to get 99.9999 or anything; I'm happy to pass a song.

They aren't bad at all. at least the 2p side is flawless, but I play on that side all the time. The only thing I have qualms about is the damn USB. Does r21 just hate cruzer usb's or something? because it just cannot read mine........ever........
It's formatted right, I restart the machine, still doesn't.....I should just get a new USB.....ugh....

I don't think it'll help. It's the machine and/or the USB ports themselves. I've been using the same USB stick for 3 years and it has always worked on all the ITG 2's I've played, including this one. But lately the USB sticks just don't seem to be working properly.

The 2P USB port has been finicky for years.

In test, the USB's always check okay.  But we are going to pull them apart again for some clean up and check over.
What ITG arrow seems most funky right now?  Time to take a different approach, and try swapping the most sensitive sensors.

Bill,

Who is the distributor you get your ITG parts from?

I'm trying to make my ITG cabinet as good as new, but it needs two replacement floor pad lamps (the CCFLs) but they're nearly $20 a piece! I was also needing to replace the two neon rings that encircle the floor speakers, but those were nearly $90 each at Mountain Coin Machine Dist. This is way out of my budget, but I still want to make my set look nice. Any suggestions?

Haha...you buy a cabinet but $180 for parts is too much?

Interesting.

yeah, i've been noticing this too.. it's weird.  resetting the machine usually fixes it, or just reinserting the usb, at least for me.

yes, it has to do with the u3 software on it i think. i had a cruzer mini for a really long time and it would take anywhere from 5-10 tries to read the card correctly, but i just got a lexar brand and it works flawlessly.

way to test for this is to stomp in the middle metal panel, you'll see that the left and down register regularly. yeah, exclusively the 1p side.

i might go sometime this weekend, anyway. i care about getting good scores, but i don't really care at the same time, haha.

Thx Amber for the info!
As for parts, we used to go to Roxor.  Since then, it's wherever you can find what you need.  Get used to expensive parts, no avoiding that.  this is all specialty stuff, and there are no cheap ways out.

I might need to head up there on saturday before I leave for my business trip on sunday...

Who's all up for a Friday/Saturday meetup?

I'll be there for sure on saturday, probly around 3:00 or so.....maybe later.

I'm there about every day, and will be there tonight and tomorrow.  Look for the white guy with the sleeveless shirt!  Last night was packed, there were a bunch of people tearing it up including Darrrrryl and a guy I haven't seen before who had the most fluid style I've ever seen.  I feel bad for not remembering his name but I had a good time watching him in a more "freestyle" style of play rather than the standard tech stuff.

On a personal note, played some 11's without the bar last night trying to take a page from Darryl's book, and um... gonna have to work on that.  Great for the endurance building though, going to keep on that for a bit and see how my play evolves.

-Brian

I remember you Brian, you were the former army guy.  I remember Keby too...  I might try to swing up there (I realize it kills my fuel economy driving up there often)...  I don't know how late I'll stay since I'll have to leave sunday morning for my trip...
Should be fun though.  Hope to see ya'll there.
-Shaun

Well today was fun at acme!
got two more ***  yay! and I saw Chibi Knight (Shaun) and Nuggety (whose name I don't know yet, haha)
Got a 93.40 I believe on Harcore of the north. Finally I break 90 on that song.

I got home from Acme about an hour ago. It was pretty fun. ITG2 is in really good condition. And would anyone else besides me like to have Extreme back? Because I think its alot better then Max2 and it seemed like more people played Extreme when it was there

Oh yeah hey Amber its me Travis and Tuan gave me your USB that you gave to him and I formatted it and got a new ITG2 folder and it's been working fine for the most part. Sometimes I have to reset the machine once or twice though. And I think the card mount problem has to do with that stupid auto run program. But yeah thanks for giving it to us. I'll give you $5 for it the next time I see you

(nevermind I found the answer to my question)

I think it's OK as is. I can't think of any songs I miss that aren't already in Max 2 or SN. I'm pretty certain that most new songs that came out in Extreme (that weren't in Max 2) are carried over to SN.

Plus, I can find Extreme machines almost anywhere. I don't see Max 2 and SN machines as often.

#1 argument for Max 2 - Trance de Janeiro

QFT!

and how about Long Train Runnin' too? you know....the GOOD ONE, not that bs crap they put on SuperNova.

Drifting Away
A Minute
Stay
Justify My Love (?) Don't remember it on Extreme.

Baby Love Me

Eep.  The 1p on ITG is now completely borked.  The down arrow flashes on and off at random intervals.

Stan was there yesterday and took it apart to try and fix it.  When he put it back together, it was super-sensitive as it was before, then he stepped on it hard once, and it settled down.  Like the sensor just needed to be compressed or something.  My buddy Allan did a set and it looked like everything was fixed, the pad worked great.  Then the instant Stan walked out the door it flipped out and completely stopped working.  I played on 2p the rest of the night, and when I went back today, it was still out of commission.  With no pressure or full pressure it continues to activate and deactivate at (apparently) random intervals.

I just got back from Acme.  I think we have cured the player 1 issues, but please let me know.  3 more sensors have been replaced that were ultra responsive.  Now, in I/O test, I can bang on the stage and am getting no sensor signals like I was when I got started today.  Please advise, peoples.  Thx

pads are great.
thanks bill!!!

...and Amber is still showing the rest of us up.   haha

omg good job amber