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Adjusting your lines is something you will need to do periodically due to normal stretching of the lines being unequal between front and back and even from left to right due to longer section of leader lines on some bars on only one side. It is easy to setup and should only take 5-10 min per bar. You will need .... a screwdriver. Start by laying out your lines separately on a grassed area and once laid out, put the larks head knots around the shaft of the screwdriver and stab the screwdriver into the ground all the way to the handle to keep it in one place. A nail in a log will also do nicely but make sure you remove the nail so as someone else doesn't tear their kite on the nail. Go to the end of the lines with the bar and pick it up. Undo the trim strap until it is fully open or at maximum power. Put light tension (enough to straighten lines and get them off the ground) on the bar and against the screw driver and check the bar for straightness first. The bar should be perfectly at 90 degrees to the lines. If not, adjust the back lines length until they are even. Next, check the front lines, with the back lines tensioned, the front lines should also be in equivalent tension with about 2 inches (5cm) of center line (Chicken loop) pulled. Ie, the chicken loop should be 2 inches away from the bar. This is an allowance for oversheeting to reduce luffing whilst in flight. If the front lines aren't even, make necessary adjustments and keep checking until correct.
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Last Updated on Monday, 27 September 2010 02:50 |
