Cobalt Flux Dance Platform

Slooog · Trick Member Joined: 16 Aug 2003 Location: Muskego WI

Is there any mods you can do to up the sensitivity? My pads arent old or anything,but buttons are starting to get real picky about where the contact points are... pretty much only in the center of each button and even then it requires a nice amount of force to activate some. I took apart my CF's last night and noticed the metal sheets are getting dirty, what would you guys recommend to clean them with?

Also i've been looking at the arcade style mod kit. Does anyone know how much it raises the buttons, measurement wise?
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JCRRSDawgs · Basic Member Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Location: ????????

I got the same message that their still waiting on the controllers, but i ordered it since Feb.19.

t0rin · Basic Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007

When did you get the message?

DarkCore · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

Yay, I sent Cobalt Flux one firm angry long email, and "Ivory" called me. She sounds like a 20 year old whore, I swear to god - I'm not even joking. But I'm going to deal with her and she if she can send me a new pad because the one I have now clearly sucks.

JCRRSDawgs · Basic Member Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Location: ????????

I think i got the message on Monday the 12th.

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

0rion · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject:

Here's a question. I'm working on better-than-new-ifying my pad (shut up, that's a real word), but the one catch so far is that the plast coverings are pretty dirty. They're stained pretty significantly with dirt (not so bad you can't see through them, but rather they're sort of a translucent brown around the edges. Now, I'm going to remove them and give 'em a good scrubdown of course, but what cleanser would you recommend most in terms of sheer cleaning power (don't worry about the electronics; I'm going to let them dry before putting them back on the pad)?
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peskylittlebum · Basic Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007

Is the arcade mod for the cobalt flux high like on a ddr pad or are they lower like on an itg machine?

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

t0rin · Basic Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007

If you really want to get it looking new, you could spend several hours on it with some Brasso, following the same concept as this guide: http://todd.dailey.info/archives/2005/09/27/restore-your-ipod-nano-to-new-condition-with-a-4-can-of-brasso/

Also, I think soaking in bleach could substantially weaken the plastic.

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Whoops, I forgot to include my, "get confirmation that this won't destroy your stuff before trying this" disclaimer. xP

What sort of effects does bleach have on plastic though? Would it really weaken it?
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0rion · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:09 am Post subject:

Thank you both for your help. I'll get some pictures of it when I'm finished with the renovation (it could take awhile, though). I appreciate it!
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KrakenGuy · Trick Member Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Location: Edmonton

Holy crap I can't believe my account is still active...

Anyways, is CobaltFlux planning on making an Xbox 360 adapter for the CF pads? Or do I have to buy a converter? If I have to buy a converter, what converter will work best with the CF pads?

DarkCore · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

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AA Bob · Trick Member Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Location: Alllll right!

I just measured my arcade mod...
The extra lexan panels add just about 1/8" to the center and corners. The brackets, of course, are slightly higher - about 3/16" measured from the arrow panel to the top of the bracket. In terms of how much the non-arrow panels are raised, Extreme machines feel higher than CFs, and ITG2 machines feel about the same. But of course, we won't know for sure unless someone measures them.

Something just occured to me: if you suck with the arcade mod, couldn't you just remove the brackets?
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Ah, okay.

I know an ITG2 Dedicab is less than 1/8". That's the whole reason why I was so disoriented when I first played on one. I'd wind up hitting the panels 3/32" early.

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t0rin · Basic Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007

It's towards the end of this month, right around the time the email said they would be shipping the Cobalt Flux. Still no Flux, still no tracking number, and no more emails. WTF is going on? I ordered it on 3/4/07.