I was getting a sticky inductor on my z2020 all April. Really annoying. Removed it, cleaned it, put a small drop of oil on the shaft, and now its never getting stuck. I tried the same, still intermittent sticking. Bummer, seemed like a promising spool. I will do some maintenance on my spool when I ...

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Mon May 06, 2024 7:09 pm

I was getting a sticky inductor on my z2020 all April. Really annoying. Removed it, cleaned it, put a small drop of oil on the shaft, and now its never getting stuck.

I tried the same, still intermittent sticking. Bummer, seemed like a promising spool.

After reading this thread, I'm thinking some of these SV Boost spools may have sticky inductors. I have a SV Boost PE 1000 that I put inside of my Millionaire SW 103 and it was touch and go on the water yesterday, my first trip with that spool. Sometimes it cast beautifully, sometimes I was rewarded...

I too have been on a buying spree, it's too good to pass up. Japan is keeping interest rates rock bottom which disincentivizes investment in the yen, making it cheaper. They haven't followed the rest of the world and increased rates, all of that is reflected in the current exchange rate. It isn't go...

Here's an AliExpress SiN bearing versus a Hedgehog Air BFS. Note how much smaller the balls are in the SiN. These can be run without oil as the races and balls are SiN and the cage is Teflon. They are noisy, but not as noisy as zirconia. I don't mind the noise one bit since the audible feedback they...

Parts are slowly arriving. The reel and rest of the parts should get here over the next couple of weeks. This will be a good one!

=D> =D> That is a whole bunch of magic right there! Saltwater be damned! Thanks for telling us about your arsenal, hope to hear more. Thanks for the welcome. I will show my favorite Ambassadeur result, '77 4500C with full-BB LW race, Avail AMB4530R-EF spool. I took it a step up with full-zirconia b...

I've destroyed Hedgehog Air bearings in the ultrasonic a couple of times. Now I use a Bearing Blaster, available from any place that sells RC car stuff. I use that with CRC electronic contact cleaner and they come out great.

I run a service myself. Always a bummer opening up one that was last touched by somebody unfamiliar with the reel or lazy with their work. I've had them come in caked in lithium grease, missing parts, and people that got screwed by somebody that claimed to have cleaned the reel while they only added...

It looks like I can get the SV105SH worm from Plat, thinking I'll go that route and grab a Millionaire CT spool tension cap as well. Maybe I'll grab the SV105SH gears as well, looks like I can get those too. Dang, WOW! The 7.2:1 makes the Millionaire so much more applicable for more techs than the ...

I'll PM you where to get new old stock side plates. The Abu IAR bearings are really stout. Out of the countless Ambassadeurs I've serviced ranging from mint to beat, only one has a bad IAR bearing. That particular reel was used in the salt and put on a shelf for 20 years before it came into my shop....

It looks like I can get the SV105SH worm from Plat, thinking I'll go that route and grab a Millionaire CT spool tension cap as well. Maybe I'll grab the SV105SH gears as well, looks like I can get those too.

My turn. Millionaire Ringa SSS with a Roro MX30, Alphas pinion shaft, Millionaire CT magnet assembly, Roro bearings, drag clicker, and gear set from an Alphas Ito Ai. This is very light for a round reel at 6.4 oz. On the way is a SV Boost PE 1000 which will be better fishing the Detroit River for s...

My turn. Millionaire Ringa SSS with a Roro MX30, Alphas pinion shaft, Millionaire CT magnet assembly, Roro bearings, drag clicker, and gear set from an Alphas Ito Ai. This is very light for a round reel at 6.4 oz. On the way is a SV Boost PE 1000 which will be better fishing the Detroit River for sm...

CDL is the nomenclature for the 24k gold plated models. C which means ball bearing, and DL for deluxe, denoting the 24k gold finish. The CDLs were primarily sold in jewelry stores early in Abu's history. Functionally, they're the same as a standard 2500C. The IAR models have a longer driveshaft to a...