(Jul. 15, 2018  11:45 PM)brandbrick Wrote: Thanks, so should I just put it on?

(Jul. 16, 2018  12:19 AM)RedPanda2 Wrote:

(Jul. 15, 2018  11:45 PM)brandbrick Wrote: Thanks, so should I just put it on?

put it on and lightly twist until you feel resistance

the problem is, over time, that first point of resistance will diminish and a bey mounted at that twist point will launch weakly (this means your launcher is “somewhat broken”)

you can work around this by continuing to lightly twist (clicking) until you feel stronger resistance

(Jul. 15, 2018  10:32 PM)RedPanda2 Wrote: only do it if your string launcher is already somewhat broken

(Jul. 20, 2018  8:41 AM)TCBlading Wrote:

(Jul. 16, 2018  12:19 AM)RedPanda2 Wrote: put it on and lightly twist until you feel resistance

the problem is, over time, that first point of resistance will diminish and a bey mounted at that twist point will launch weakly (this means your launcher is “somewhat broken”)

you can work around this by continuing to lightly twist (clicking) until you feel stronger resistance

There is now a proper fix for the gear skipping, on another post by Godly Requiem he worked out that you can swap out the worn plastic white bit that looks like an 8 that is within the circular prong bit.  But you need to take it from another Takara Tomy launcher you don’t need.  Or if you are not entering competitions, superglue the circular nubs on the 8 shape so there is no more skipping even with heavy Cho Z beys.

(Jul. 20, 2018  12:39 PM)TCBlading Wrote:

(Jul. 15, 2018  10:32 PM)RedPanda2 Wrote: only do it if your string launcher is already somewhat broken

This area within the moving circular prong part of the B-88 is what causes the clicking & gear skipping, not any internal gears. 

(Jul. 20, 2018  1:43 PM)RedPanda2 Wrote:

(Jul. 20, 2018  8:41 AM)TCBlading Wrote: There is now a proper fix for the gear skipping, on another post by Godly Requiem he worked out that you can swap out the worn plastic white bit that looks like an 8 that is within the circular prong bit.  But you need to take it from another Takara Tomy launcher you don’t need.  Or if you are not entering competitions, superglue the circular nubs on the 8 shape so there is no more skipping even with heavy Cho Z beys.

if you want to call that a proper fix, that is a bit of stretch.

the prong assembly is not worth messing with, imo.  many things would have to go perfectly to have any hope of retaining normal balance while launching. 

i’m happy to realign a slipped gear or retrack a slipped string, but caveman brain surgery on something that rotates at 3000rpm isn’t worth it for me.

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(Jul. 20, 2018  12:39 PM)TCBlading Wrote: This area within the moving circular prong part of the B-88 is what causes the clicking & gear skipping, not any internal gears. 

to the contrary, there are several ways the launcher can fail.  you are talking about one of them.

(Jul. 21, 2018  5:43 AM)TCBlading Wrote:

(Jul. 20, 2018  1:43 PM)RedPanda2 Wrote: if you want to call that a proper fix, that is a bit of stretch.

the prong assembly is not worth messing with, imo.  many things would have to go perfectly to have any hope of retaining normal balance while launching. 

i’m happy to realign a slipped gear or retrack a slipped string, but caveman brain surgery on something that rotates at 3000rpm isn’t worth it for me.

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to the contrary, there are several ways the launcher can fail.  you are talking about one of them.

But for your particular clicking problem, I bet you it’s in the prong assembly which is a lot simpler to fix than any other type of problem in the spring or internal gears in the main housing.  The reason why you can click until it stops is that there is one part of the grooves that is slightly tighter, that is where it stops, but it isn’t exactly a great amount of resistance.  It’s not going to become like new ie. not click or be able to be cranked, which will only happen if you stop the nubs from slipping.

For me messing with the other internals in the main housing was a lot riskier & more complicated, though doing it showed me how the spring worked which was interesting.  Fixing the nub problem is simpler & less risky.

(Jul. 21, 2018  2:41 PM)TCBlading Wrote: Of course we are both free to do what we like.  You are free to spend more money on more B-88s but a lot of others won’t want to do that.  In my opinion assymetrical weight has already been lost when the nubs wear off & paper ain’t gonna add much.  I am not fully sure either what the 8 shaped thing is, but I suspect it allows the prong mechanism to have some sort of fallback ie. to click, instead of (worse case) break a gear in the main housing, in case someone cranks it too hard.

So you have a point, but I suspect eliminating the clicking movement would only cause problems in circumstances where the blader incorrectly uses the launcher & very forcefully cranks the wrong way to fix the bey onto the prongs.  Doing this with a new launcher a few times will most certainly wreck the resistance in the prong mechanism & cause the clicks & weak launches.

I tried your clicking method a few times, but came to the conclusion that I would rather eliminate the clicking altogether if given the option, rather than waste time feeling around & wearing out the nubs more until the ‘strong’ point catches.  

Your clicking method isn’t a bad idea but I think most people who don’t crank, would probably go for eliminating the clicking if possible.

(Jul. 27, 2018  10:48 AM)iiggoor Wrote: Found some time to dismantle broken Burst series launcher yesterday, first time ever, to see that "8" part. Actually, I did see it before, in Metal series.

Cogs on "8" are worn out a lot, but teeth on outer ring too. That part was not prone to wear out in Metal series, but there were lot of other breakages, mainly ripcords or gears.
Seriously I do agree it's not smart to glue or fix something intended to slip rather than let other parts being broken if force is too strong. I'm pretty sure plastic Layers can be broken here, otherwise they would not have changed principle from Metal beyblades launchers.

(Jul. 27, 2018  2:23 PM)RedPanda2 Wrote: do you really need to spam your misinformation in 3 separate threads over and over at the same time?

(Aug. 04, 2018  1:23 AM)Frostic Fox Wrote: Any modifications should always be done at one's own risk (as a bad move may possibly damage the launcher further or damage Beyblades used with it), and will most likely make your launcher illegal for tournaments even if it does work. This is important to keep in mind.

Mods and hacks should not be confused as clearcut solutions to problems, but people will do what they will do. Maybe it works, maybe it won't.