DDR Machine Operation Check

Looks very well some arcade places you go to have very bad arcade machines. I see you look things. Like me i all so look after my things too. Its nice to see a good working arcade machine well looked after good video.

I C U have max XP I love MAX

what do you mean?

I/O test is absolutely no good in DDR and it makes me laugh when "technicians" or players that say/act like they know what they're doing (including the author of this vid) use it to "diagnose" a pad, so to speak. Basically, the I/O test only pulls for input from the about 4 times a second, and in between those 0.25 of input a sensor can easily stick or unstick itself, and if a sensor sticks (at most) for less than a half a second theres a possibility you might not even see it happen.

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You'll press the sensor and it won't show up as on/off for a split second delay. (I'm assuming you've never been in the I/O Test menu) HOWEVER, the one thing it IS good for is if you happen to catch the an arrow sticking badly, in which case you can open the machine up and go in the I/O menu to see which sensor is sticking, unless it became unstuck between the time you got off the pad and went to the I/O menu.

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Even so, the only reason this works out well for the machine I maintain is usually when I'm playing or someone else is I'm right there with the keys so if something's sticking I can get in the machine immediately. However, I'm sure not may other locations have that luxury. Just look at the I/O test in Pump it Up for comparison (we also have a PIU:NX2 machine at my parents' business). In the NX2 I/O test menu, the sensors are all being continuously pulled for input

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so that the INSTANT a sensor is triggered/released you can see it on screen. (not to mention the sensors are represented graphically instead of alphanumerically, the latter of which might be confusing to those not familiar with the I/O menu and/or the layout of the sensors, although anyone that goes into a machine should know that stuff well before even touching the Operator's menu)

That was a bit of a long-winded explanation, but I hope it helped.

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the coin machine at my arcade keeps eating the tokens. What do i do??

Find a new arcade?

The techs there should be keeping the thing in good shape, unless it's some arcade with no attendant. Then you need to get a hold of whoever is in charge to unjam it. :/

I own the arcade. It's a reeealy old 2ns ReMIX version with a DDR 4th plus marquee. Theres a number on the bottom of the cabinet ill call it. Its not jammed but it just takes tokens sometimes and doesnt count it as a credit. I need to call quick, people keep bugging me about since DDRMAX is broken. We're getting a new one.