broken pad for rumble

[drummerdude]

i was prepping my controller for final rapid fire that i will b installing later tonight, and i broke the left contact of the left rumble. Please tell me this is the ground? if not im gonna scream like a little girl..

[Sammy]

left, hmm i think that might of been the positive 

[drummerdude]

I finished installing the kit last night and everything works except for the programming part. when i click, send config, it says programming failed. i read the manual, and it said that u can use a usb to serial converter thingy. would this make b better for it. Im pretty sure i installed it right too.






http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-RS-232-Serial-DB9-Cable-Adapter-GPS-PDA-XP-/370210374279?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5632420287

[hyper999]

is this one of hazers final rapidfire kits?

try switching rx and tx lines over?

also what serial port are you using?

and yes that adapter should work?

[drummerdude]

1. yes its hazers final rapidfire kit

2. ill try that later

3. not sure which port im using... theres only 1 ports that will fit with the cable.

[hyper999]

for the port i mean,

is it on a laptop or desktop?

on the motherboard? PCI slot? or what?

[drummerdude]

its on the desktop

[hyper999]

ok have you checked the com port with the test button?

is the controller on when you try and program it?

if its neither of these then i say get the usb adapter, its probably not working because a standard serial port uses -12v and 12v whereas the PIC in the controller can only provide 0v and 3v because its powered by batteries, but a usb one should work.

[drummerdude]

ill buy the adapter i guess, i just switched the tx and rx wires and no luck