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Appendix 1. Connecting a second PlayStation Pad to the same parallel port

For those of you who want to connect your second PSX pad to a PC this is how you do it. The second pad will have a all functionality (all the buttons work and even force-feedback). Before beginning with the explanation I must make clear to you that I have not made the assembly. In theory if first pad works the second would have to also work perfectly. Lets begin already...

It is simple. Buy a second PSX extension cable and with a little skill you solder all wires to the same DB-25 connector you used for your first pad except the wires that would go to pins 10 and 12 of the DB-25. Instead they would be connected like this:

As I said before all the other wires get connected the same way as pad one. This can be a little tricky with two wires into one end of the DB-25 connector. if having troubles solder the two wires together first then solder them the the DB-25.

If still you need a diagram, here you go:

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The dotted connections and the numbers in red of the DB-25 correspond to the
variations with respect to the original design. Quick attention to these changes. If you
are going to use FORCE FEEDBACK in both pads, you would have to provide the 9v
separately to each one of pads.

Now you must do is to install another a second DirectPad driver the same way that you did the first time but this time. For the second DirectPad driver select ID 2. You should be able to configure the second pad the same as you did for pad one.

If, once connected, they both do not work, chances are your parallel port is not able to feed both pads the 5v power they need. Look below on how to get more power to the pads.

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