Odd flybar weights

[MPA]

Wondering aloud.

I just fitted a set of flybar weights, didnt have any so had to buy
them.
I stick them on, out next to the paddles
(It is a Helicam)
The flybar falls to one side.
New flybar set dead centre.
A bit of adjustment of one to check and I find one of them is heavier.
Either that or one flybar paddle is but I doubt it, they are new JR
paddles.

Im about to take off the paddles again and find out which is the case.
Youd think they would make them the same weight.
I would anway.
Oh well.
Nothing a file wont fix to the heaver weight if it is.

[Beav]

"MPA" <mail_me@my_site.com> wrote in message
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> Wondering aloud.
>
> I just fitted a set of flybar weights, didnt have any so had to buy
> them.
> I stick them on, out next to the paddles
> (It is a Helicam)
> The flybar falls to one side.
> New flybar set dead centre.
> A bit of adjustment of one to check and I find one of them is heavier.
> Either that or one flybar paddle is but I doubt it, they are new JR
> paddles.

I've seen MANY a pair of paddles so far out of balance that I've wondered if
they came from the same COUNTRY, let alone the sme manfacturer Dave. Same
thing with flybar weights.
>
> Im about to take off the paddles again and find out which is the case.
> Youd think they would make them the same weight.
> I would anway.
> Oh well.
> Nothing a file wont fix to the heaver weight if it is.

All I do is make sure the bar is dead centre, the paddles and weights are
equidistant, then either add tape to the light paddle or like you say, add
lightness to the heavy one with a file. Works every time too:-)


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[MPA]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:13:51 GMT, "Beav"
<beavis.original@ntloxoworld.com> wrote:

>
>"MPA" <mail_me@my_site.com> wrote in message
>news:hagijvg7gkolrrgnpikvjj0lph4kd7o2if@4ax.com...
>> Wondering aloud.
>>
>> I just fitted a set of flybar weights, didnt have any so had to buy
>> them.
>> I stick them on, out next to the paddles
>> (It is a Helicam)
>> The flybar falls to one side.
>> New flybar set dead centre.
>> A bit of adjustment of one to check and I find one of them is heavier.
>> Either that or one flybar paddle is but I doubt it, they are new JR
>> paddles.
>
>I've seen MANY a pair of paddles so far out of balance that I've wondered if
>they came from the same COUNTRY, let alone the sme manfacturer Dave. Same
>thing with flybar weights.

Thanks.
That explains that.

>>
>> Im about to take off the paddles again and find out which is the case.
>> Youd think they would make them the same weight.
>> I would anway.
>> Oh well.
>> Nothing a file wont fix to the heaver weight if it is.
>
>All I do is make sure the bar is dead centre, the paddles and weights are
>equidistant, then either add tape to the light paddle or like you say, add
>lightness to the heavy one with a file. Works every time too:-)

Ive got them off, havent checked yet.
Ill give them a zing with the file to even it up and check the
paddles.

Cheers

[Ian McMillan]

> All I do is make sure the bar is dead centre, the paddles and weights are
> equidistant, then either add tape to the light paddle or like you say, add
> lightness to the heavy one with a file. Works every time too:-)

LOL I like that one! Add lightness indeed! But as you say, it works every
time :-)

Ian

[Mike]

>
>All I do is make sure the bar is dead centre, the paddles and weights are
>equidistant, then either add tape to the light paddle or like you say, add
>lightness to the heavy one with a file. Works every time too:-)
>
>
>--
>Beav
>
>
yes to the above, but with one other consideration... if you are balancing
paddles and weights together you should then mark each pair of paddles and
weights as a 'set'. Otherwise you will be back to square one if ever you
disassemble and mix them up.
If you balance first the paddles then the weights, in theory that problem
shouldn't arise...

[MPA]

On 13 Aug 2003 10:57:59 GMT, mikespruce99@aol.comnospam (Mike) wrote:

>>
>>All I do is make sure the bar is dead centre, the paddles and weights are
>>equidistant, then either add tape to the light paddle or like you say, add
>>lightness to the heavy one with a file. Works every time too:-)
>>
>>
>>--
>>Beav
>>
>>
>yes to the above, but with one other consideration... if you are balancing
>paddles and weights together you should then mark each pair of paddles and
>weights as a 'set'. Otherwise you will be back to square one if ever you
>disassemble and mix them up.
>If you balance first the paddles then the weights, in theory that problem
>shouldn't arise...
>

Oddly, thats what I did Mike
But more to see if the paddles where out or the weights, it was
weights.

As it turns out, neither
The flybar just wasnt exactly center which might sound a bit dense of
me but. Normally without weights (never used them b4) it would be fine
as Ive done it before but the fact I have them fitted and sitting out
at the paddle ends of the flybar (its a helicam, not sport) the center
position became far more critical and in fact took quite some time to
centre spot on.

Once that was put right it all balanced up when I refitted the paddles
and weights but Ive never had to fiddle so much to balance up before,
this just caught me out I started thinking the weights where odd.
No filing needed after all just a bit more care and time.