Rut in outer sphere

[mts37]

Last year around christmas time i discovered powerballing through a friend at work, and i has used his many times. I finally got one of my own and of course, on the first day i accidentally dropped it. It then started making a loud clicking noise when i used it. I recently browsed the FAQ on here and discovered that the problem is a rut in the outer sphere (i opened it to confirm).

To make a long story short, I just want to confirm that I'm understanding the method of fixing the rut that is proposed in the FAQ.

So all i have to do is just get it going real fast ~10,000RPM and then hold it really really tight for awhile and do this a few times and it then should 'sand' itself down?

I've used it normally since the incident at high speeds, so why hasn't that fixed the rut?

[Tommer]

I would reccomend you on using the Lifetime Warrenty this site offers if you have a Powerball that is covered by the warrenty, but than again; It's just me.
Always better to leave the reparing to proffesionals.;)


Regards,
Tommer.

[Sayex]

if by sphere you mean rotor, am afraid that getting the powerball to 10000 rpm for a while wont fix the problem.
so as tommer said, you might wanna use the warranty.. but only if the rotor of your powerball have cracks.
Regads !

[Enda]

So all i have to do is just get it going real fast ~10,000RPM and then hold it really really tight for awhile and do this a few times and it then should 'sand' itself down?

mts37,

Generally, if you do have 'ruts' on the spehere halves, spinning your Powerball at high speed will smooth them out sufficiently to again allow normal operation of your Powerball.

Of course it doesn't always work (either the ruts are too deep, or you're not managing to sustain the higher speeds required to properly smooth the ruts), so in this case you should avail of our warranty.

Please email liz@powerballs.com with a link to this thread, and also let her know what is written on the grip-band of your Powerball to ensure that you get the correct part.

Regards

Enda
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[Adrena1in]

My oldest Powerball was used so much that it wore about half a millimetre off the inner track. After a drop a dent can be at least this big, so it would take ages to smooth it out.

I dropped a "copy" powerball the other day, and it started knocking badly. When I opened it I noticed the dents, but I also noticed that it had a large plastic "washer" on the track, a bit like the Metal. I was able to turn this over, sand it down to remove any blemishes, and replace it. Then I got a small screwdriver and filed away the dents from the other surface, (which didn't have washer), and now it's running smoothly again. Not as smoothly as when it was brand new, but certainly no knocking.

It's a great idea with the Metal, having the two large washers that make up the inner track. It's a shame they didn't have this idea before making the 250Hz, because it would mean that all dropped Powerballs could easily be fixed with the replacement of these two washers.

[Sayex]

My oldest Powerball was used so much that it wore about half a millimetre off the inner track. After a drop a dent can be at least this big, so it would take ages to smooth it out.

I dropped a "copy" powerball the other day, and it started knocking badly. When I opened it I noticed the dents, but I also noticed that it had a large plastic "washer" on the track, a bit like the Metal. I was able to turn this over, sand it down to remove any blemishes, and replace it. Then I got a small screwdriver and filed away the dents from the other surface, (which didn't have washer), and now it's running smoothly again. Not as smoothly as when it was brand new, but certainly no knocking.

It's a great idea with the Metal, having the two large washers that make up the inner track. It's a shame they didn't have this idea before making the 250Hz, because it would mean that all dropped Powerballs could easily be fixed with the replacement of these two washers.

so adrena1ne.. who many powerball sdo you have??? 30? xD

[Adrena1in]

so adrena1ne.. who many powerball sdo you have??? 30? xD
At the moment, three useable 250Hz ones, (two without counter-weights), and one old and naff one. Also the Metal 350Hz, plus a copy of the Metal with two rotors...which is effectively two. (One is a light rotor which I've put a magnet in, but it's not very balanced.) I also have another copy product which can charge a torch or a mobile phone. So, not counting the dead one, seven I guess. Oh, and two neon rotors from other copy ones.

I've bought several and given them away too...1 Techno, 2 Neons and 2 250Hz.

I'm a Powerball Geek. :o

[Sayex]

I'm a Powerball Geek. :o

indeed XDDDD
lol hey and how is that "charger phone" powerball?
is the one with the lantern?

[Adrena1in]

how is that "charger phone" powerball?
is the one with the lantern?It's okay thanks...not great for working out really as it doesn't "feel" as good as an NSD, but it does it's job. The torch is permanently fixed and I should be getting a charger for my phone any day now. :cool: