October 18, 2007
xbox 360 x-arcade hack
pacman challenge edition came out on the xbox 360 this summer. it's actually a great game with good gameplay. the version is time & point based, rather than level & survival like the original.
however, playing the game with the stock xbox controller (analog thumb or d-pad) isn't much fun -you really need a standard 4-way arcade joystick for proper game action/response.
D. already had an x-arcade, and swapped the built-in stick with a switchable 4/8 way joystick (one that uses governor for true 4-way action!)... but there's no interface for to the xbox360 (not yet?).
xbox 360, pac man challenge edition with x-arcade hack.
October 15, 2007
generator, external fuel tank v2+
once again even after testing and confirming my external quick disconnect hose worked, it failed, just when i needed it, using at an event this summer. (and once again) good thing the honda eu2000i runs all night on a gallon of gas, meaning i just had to fill up once a day to power my camp.
but this is getting frustrating.
cap & quick disconnect (fuel line connector).
so...getting ready for the playa this year, i spent a little (more) time to fuss with this problem and figure out what went wrong. it's not rocket science, shouldn't be this hard.... be really nice to get this working, grr.
working on this more and more, i'm starting to get keep some spare parts around. on a whim i compared my quick-disconnect (fuel line connector) with a new one, and noticed it was missing the inner o-ring that makes a tight seal when it connected to the tank. tried the new one, and it worked right away.
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