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Ozone bar on an old fuel?

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Created by Chris_M > 9 months ago, 8 Apr 2012
Chris_M
2132 posts
8 Apr 2012 7:33AM
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Hey, looks like a light wind day over here. I just got back 2004 fuel 17m I'd had in storage.

I gave the bar away a few years ago, and want to take it out today. Reckon it would fly ok on my 13m C4 bar?

Big eeeZeee
NSW, 1100 posts
8 Apr 2012 11:32AM
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i tried an ozone bar on an rpm but they have reversed pigtails so you can't hook it up as your outside lines on the kite and bar ends will both be nots. make sense?! it's too early....

Chris_M
2132 posts
8 Apr 2012 9:46AM
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I should be able to find a few set of pigtails so the actual attaching part of things I can sort. I'm more wondering about if the amount of bar throw will cause the fuel to invert or anything crazy like that?

I guess Ill just go throw it up and see what happens!

djdojo
VIC, 1614 posts
8 Apr 2012 12:07PM
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You can move the stopper down the depower line if you want less throw. It's just a grub screw holding it in place and the correct size allen key comes in the spares kit if you bought it with a kite. I think it's 2.5mm. It grips on the plastic pretty easily so don't overtighten it.

Adfreetv
VIC, 114 posts
16 Apr 2012 5:50PM
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Interestingly I went the other way and used a SS Octane bar on an Ozone Zephyr. The bars were the same length. I had to use an assortment of Pigtail 'reversers' to change the knots to loops and loops to knots.

Even though I checked all the line lengths and the kite flew. It did not fly as well as it does on the Ozone bar. It was much heavier on the bar? I can't see any reason why it should be, though?? Thoughts?

I wonder if you will have the reverse feeling going the other way?

TurtleHunter
WA, 1675 posts
16 Apr 2012 4:22PM
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^^ Thats because the slingshot bar doesn't have power steering fitted. You will have to pull the power steering out of the inside of an ozone bar and retro fit it inside the ss bar.

tezza02
QLD, 73 posts
16 Apr 2012 9:46PM
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hi, i tried my 07 fuel on 2010 north bar& lines, couldn't seem to get much power ,don't realy know why as both sets of lines are equal lengths ,tried lenghtening front lines ,not much sucess,keen to try again .....
keen to hear of any results you have....
Tezza

radman4
678 posts
16 Apr 2012 8:00PM
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Like djdojo said youd be best to limit the amount of bar throw,worst that will happen is kite will tip and fall out of the window just watch it dosent power up half way down and haul you through the window.



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