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    Rear Pint footpad as a front footpad

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      Lemur last edited by Lemur

      I f you ever need a Pint footpad and the cost seems high, you can modify a rear pint footpad for a nominal amount.
      -2 x 406 fsr sensors
      -https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/AU-05BFFA-LL7001/1754-1063-ND/7102667?itemSeq=384980987 connector
      -piece of usb cable (4 wire) two wires joined together to form a common
      I used a milling bit to cut the groove, a dremel tool will work too and hot glue to seat the wires. The hot glue was flowed in with a hot air station gun.
      Notch was cut out for light bar .
      I only used two sensors as the Pint pad is small.
      Plastic film was put on the sensors before the grip tape was applied. Rear pint footpads are readily available, I also modified XR/Plus rear footpads to work as front although I had to use 4 sensors.
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        b0ardski last edited by

        This is great Lemur, last october I had a ghosting dis-mounting my pint. lifted the heel set the tail down and it shot backwards forcing me into the splits that pulled my hip out painfully (which I slammed an hour later nosediving the xr embedding gravel in my now cracked helmet). It shot into a curb just a couple feet away, tipped over with the wheel spinning full speed till I turned it off. It seems there was exposed edge of the sensor and a hole in the griptape from gravel in my shoe. Scared of it now.
        Bought new pads on blkfri but might try this with the old pads.

        carving turns all year round

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          Lemur @b0ardski last edited by

          @b0ardski . Definitely won't cost much to modify a rear footpad. I've been using a modified 4 sensor XR rear footpad as a front for a while, never had a mount of shame or ghosting problem and the type of shoe made no difference.

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