Mossy 757 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:51 pm
mgs wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:15 pm
To have to replace pulley bridle lines that are out of tolerance in my view is wasteful.
Spoken like someone who has never maxed out their mixer trying to tune around shortened pulley lines...
I can't imagine having the mindset of not replacing consumable parts of a foil kite mixer when they are out of tolerance and degraded to the point of impacting performance. Do you drive around town in your car with bald tires because replacing them when they're out of tolerance is wasteful?
I’ll give you the benefit of doubt that you’re not a patronising “individual” who attempts to form an opinion of me which is false and defamatory by making comparisons with reference to how I maintain my car!
I’m well aware that speed system pulleys including the lines that pass through them are a consumable part and should be periodically checked and replaced, in particular when showing signs of wear.
The point I was making was with reference to a thread where someone was seeking advice as to what to do having discovered their Ozone speed system was out of alignment having performed the “Speed system Zero Check” (The difference between connections point “A”, “B” & C” being greater than 15mm.
Ozone advises to replace the “Speed system” yet the pulley lines (PB1 & PB2) are in good order to terms of “lack of wear” but have shrunk!
The thread continued for some time with many contributions on how to address the misalignment issue, bearing in the mind the Ozone Speed System is not adjustable.
Adding pigtails to extend pulley line PB1, replace pulley lines PB1 &PB2, covert the speed system to be adjustable, make an adjustable speed system or purchase Ozone’s Pro-tune speed system being some of the suggestions.
I've been making sewn bridle lines loops for years and replacing pulley lines and pulleys takes very little time.
However, being able to make adjustments to a speed system where the pulley line is in good condition, albeit shrunk is a handy feature but except there comes a time where the replacement of a pulley bridle line takes precedence over making an adjustment to a speed system.