broken pd9's

[redman]

Originally posted by Boingo:

Oh, the electric sticks... you need to use the search engine on those.

HA, HA HA

[Boingo]

OK, just to clear things up, the Elmer's glue reference was a joke too. You need something stronger. There really isn't anything all that complicated inside those pads. I actually repaired one. And the strange part is it is still working after 5-6 months.

Oh, the electric sticks... you need to use the search engine on those.

[thestrongestmanalive]

thank you very much for the comments and tips. i do appreciate it. i'll take the pads apart tonight and look at whats in there, whats not, and whats broken.
i've adjusted the sensitivity stuff and all that, but i just play better when i can hit the things hard. otherwise timing is off and what not. i guess maybe i should learn to play softer(neighbors might appreciate that as well).
as for sticks made for electric drums, i've never heard of them. i thought you could just play with regular sticks.
and just to clear things up, the 'who needs three toms' bit was a little joke, and thestrongestmanalive is my email name, so i just used that. the connection between my topic and email names didn't occur to me until after i posted. thanks again.
dan

[redman]

Good points Boingo , I forgot all about the electric sticks

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[Boingo]

You gotta be kidding. This can't be a serious post.

"it wasn't a big deal..., and who needs 3 toms"

"the sticks i was using were pretty big. i got the thickest ones they had at the store because i was sick of the little ones breaking.

"thestrongestmanalive"

Ok, just in case this is a serious request, first off, I'd recommend electric sticks for electric drums. Next, pull the rubber off the pad. It's very simple in there. Make sure the piezo is secured (use some Elmers glue if it isn't) and make sure the wires are soldered with no breaks.

Once you switch to electric sticks, your problems should go away.

[redman]

Originally posted by thestrongestmanalive:
. i do hit these things pretty hard(especially the snare), and while i'm no expert at this kind of thing, the sticks i was using were pretty big. i got the thickest ones they had at the store because i was sick of the little ones breaking. dan[/B]

Hey dan I think your on to something without anybody having to tell you. Not trying to be ignorant or anything but I think you need to adjust some of the parameters , you don't need to hit these things like a real drum to make them speak. I know it's hard because I ran into the same problem adjusting to e-drums. Don't know what TD-? your using but with some sensitivity , threshold, and x-talk adjustments you can get very good results using 7A, 5A sticks .............anyone have anymore ideAs for this guy..........good luck

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[mrVRock]

It is easy to fix the PD-9/7 pads. Four of mine broke down in the last few years.
In all the cases it was the jack connector that was broken loose from the part that it was soldered to. I soldered it and it was fixed.
Take the small plastic pins out at the back of the pad and remove the rubber. Then you see the connector.

Groeten ,

Peter


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[thestrongestmanalive]

hi all,
about a week ago, i was playing my vdrums, and i stopped hearing any noise from the snare pad. i switched pads around and found out that it is the pad, not the snare cord or connection on the back of the brain or anything. while i was upset, it wasn't a big deal because who i had 3 tom's, and who needs 3 toms, so i just switched pads around. but then 2 nights ago, same thing happened. snare broke again. and this time i had to switch with a cymbal, which i like/need. this is getting to be a problem, and i just wanted to know if this has happened to anyone else. i do hit these things pretty hard(especially the snare), and while i'm no expert at this kind of thing, the sticks i was using were pretty big. i got the thickest ones they had at the store because i was sick of the little ones breaking. i don't know how old these pads are because i bought them used, but i've had them for about 6 months. also, is it possible to fix v drum pads? i was considering making some pads using practice pads and piezo transducers, but if there's any easy solution using the pd9, i'd rather do that. thanks for any and all help.
dan