Best way to slow/stop rotor

[Scottyrs6]

Just got a new 250hz after having a defective Techno and i want to keep it in top shape.... what is the best way to slow and or stop the rotor??

I have tried to stablize the rotor like the techno untill it slows down and it makes a vibration sound also i have used the gyro motion to slow the rotor.

[petemayhew]

Just got a new 250hz after having a defective Techno and i want to keep it in top shape.... what is the best way to slow and or stop the rotor??

I have tried to stabilize the rotor like the techno until it slows down and it makes a vibration sound also i have used the gyro motion to slow the rotor.

I think the best way to stop the rotor, if u want to keep your powerball in good shape, is to gently slow your hand down, steadily does it :) That and no abrupt stopping when at high speeds should prolong the life of your powerball

[One-Eye]

You need to hold on tightly to a normal 250hz Powerball till it's stopped.

Don't try to hold it 'loosely' like a Techno, you are likely to create unnecessary wear.

If you want to stop the rotor quicker, depending on how tough your skin is, you can brush the spinning rotor lightly with a finger or the palm of your hand.

Obviously, this can be dangerous and if you ram your finger right into a Powerball at high speeds bad things can happen.....

So, hold on tight and take care if you try to manually slow the rotor at speed.

[Scottyrs6]

Thanks Guys! that should help keep my ball Silky Smooth!

[lhnova]

Obviously, this can be dangerous and if you ram your finger right into a Powerball at high speeds bad things can happen.....

bad things indeed, especially if you do this with a metal :S, have a pretty large bruise from when my metal bit me a couple days ago, needless to say I won't be trying to slow it down with my palm again in a hurry ;). Ouch!!!

Linus

[Installed]

Just about any manual way of stopping it however, will tend to get small amounts of debris inside. Which is one reason to clean it out every once in awhile.

I usually stop it slowly with either my hand or shirt at speeds less than 6000rpm.

[LTLFTC]

Don't stop it against any fabric that burns easily. I've got a cool little burn mark on my work pants from doing that

[Installed]

Thats interesting, Ill keep that in mind thanks.

[weee]

I use the tough side of the knuckle of my thumb to stop it and I've stopped it at speeds near 10k like that, it definitely gets the skin warm!

[Proballer]

Interesting. I've accidentally stopped my blue neon pro before whilst switching hands.

There wasn;t any burn whatsoever... it just stopped without making much fuss.
Maybe the speeds weren't high enough at the time.