Cobalt Flux Dance Platform

tac-tics · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

Bumped because my other thread got locked without resolution.....

My Cobalt Flux has cracked down the middle. From the top of the UP arrow to the bottom of the DOWN arrow, the wood is just about severed in two. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to fix it.

My first thought was to attach a thick wooden board to the bottom of the pad to reinforce it. However, I'm not sure if that would be strong enough. However, doing this would add some much needed mass to the pad.

If anyone has any other suggestions or advice, I'd appreciate it.
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tac-tics · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:32 pm Post subject:

eaglefan101 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Somewheres

Don't know if this was asked before but...

Can this pad be used for PIU too? It says 9 buttons on pad itself but will it work for a PUMP import?
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Sinistar · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:57 am Post subject:

The pad does support PIU, but it currently supports only the PC version natively.

According to CF, the upcoming control box will have a Pump mode that will let you play it with the console releases, but that control box has not yet been released and no release date has been given.
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Sinistar · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:25 am Post subject:

CoasterKrazy · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

Alright... I have a question.

Im thinking about telling my parents that I want either a Cobalt Flux or a RO Afterburner. I want to get something thats super close to the arcade how ever.

Afterburners already have the recessed arrows, which is like the arcade, but I don't like the style of it. Im more into DDR than ITG right now.

I know you can get a Flux with an arcade mod on, and that makes it like the arcade too, it looks like a arcade DDR pad, but its a little expensive, and that would prolly be my whole Christmas present right there

(especially if she buys 2 because my little brother wants one too).

Im struck between CF or RO... Can anyone help me out on this?

Btw, if I lean toward the CF, which kind of arcade mod should I get?

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noise_tank24 â¶â · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH

that one's easy: cobalt flux.

but here's why:

the RO Afterburner may look pretty and everything, and it may even have recessed arrows like the arcade, but on the other hand, there have been numerous reports of dead arrows, cracked arrows, and bad control boxes. RO has very mean customer support reps, and sooner or later, you'll probably have to deal with one. My biggest problem with the Afterburner is its foil contacts. This means that your pad will be very likely to have things such as dead arrows.

the CF has contacts made of thicker metal, so that they will not wear as easily. This will drastically increase the life of your pad. CF has a much better reputation than RO, and is generally a better product. If you decide to go for the arcade mod, go with the Clear mod with type 2 brackets. It's the sexiest. But as for comparing these pads to the arcade, the CF will come much closer, but only the arcade pad can be truly like the arcade. No pad is perfect. Go to www.cobaltflux.com and look at their forums. Even they will tell you that. Also, if you play Ultramix, you may want the RO because of "native xbox support."

If I was in your situation, I would definitely go with the CF + Arcade Mod. You'll probably get a lot more value for your money.
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CoasterKrazy · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

Thanks for the help guys!

I don't have an X-Box, but I do like to play Stepmania on the PC. They're gonna add Xbox and PC at the same time? Awesome! I won't have to worry about telling my parents what adapters to buy and not buy.

Im still stuck on the arcade mod though. I am going to get type 2 no matter what, but im stuck on black or clear... Those ITG2 Arrows with the black would look good, but it would look good too if I took out the corner decals and just used the DDR arrows with the clear mod...

Oh, and another question. If you wanted to, could you just print out some decals on lets say, Photo Glossy paper, could you still use those instead of having to go to Kinkos or something like that to have them laminated?
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Jerred · Trick Member Joined: 18 Jun 2005

I didn't read all 28 pages but from what I hear this is a very reliable pad and a very good buy... but what about a bar? I'm not GREAT yet and can't pass Max300 or anyother ten footers that ive played without a bar... Right now I am using a wooden chair as a bar, behind my ignition 2.0 .... lol So what should I do? Buy a CF and try to MAKE a bar? or is this just the wrong pad for me?

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eepiccolo · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:02 am Post subject:

Has anybody considered making a homemade arcade mod with metal sections, following the construction principles of home-built pads?

Once I have some disposable income and CF starts churning out a USB control box, I'm gonna buy a pair of pads and try making a metal arcade mod.

And I hope the USB works in Linux, also.
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noise_tank24 â¶â · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH

I don't know if anyone has posted here about this yet, but over on the CF forums, I read that if you get the black arcade mod, you are supposed to use the black panels instead of your lexan, which you should be aware of if you order this pre-installed on your CF (this means you will be ripped off for 5 lexan panels). If you order the Clear mod pre-installed, you still get all your lexan. I'll try and find the link...

EDIT: Scroll down until you see Vance's Post...
You also may want to see Sinistar's pictures of how much height increase youcan get from the black mod.
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Here's the topic about the missing lexan after getting it preinstalled.

FreqLikeMe · Basic Member Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Location: Northern VA

All right, I had about a million questions before I got here but I read back a few pages and a lot of them answered themselves so now I'm down to two or three. I don't even have a CF yet but I'm putting a lot of thought into buying one and if I do I'm definetely getting a mod kit. So, now I'm on to the pesky little decision of deciding which one. Looks wise I'd go for the black ones but I was wondering if there was any difference in the height between the two? I realize you pair the clear ones with the lexan and the black ones replaces the lexan...so are the clear ones thinner so that it's the exact same as the black alone? Or does it sit a bit higher? The black doesn't look very high so if the clear added even a bit more I'd probably go for that.

Also, I really like the looks of the itg2 decals...how do you go about getting those? Are you guys making them youselves?

And one last thing...what is the difference between the v1 and v2...I was possibly thinking of picking one of these up off this guy on ebay (dangerous, I know, heh) but I'd like to be able to tell which version it is. I saw a post about it before but all the links to the pics were broken, bah.