Daedalus Sparrow User manual

Sparrow
Daedalus
Spinning Wheels

• MaidenBearing
• MaidenCup
• Face
• TieKnob
LeTensionAnchor,SerialPlate,MotorMount,OriceHook
Pinion,Guide
• RearBearng
• Rear
• RightTensionDial
• MotorCable

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Welcome to the Flock!
ThankyouforpurchasingthesmallestDaedaluselectricspinning
wheeltodate!Itwasdesignedtobequiet,long-lived,andtorequire
liletonomaintenanceduringitslifeme.
CheckoutallofourYouTubeVideosonhowtousetheSparrowby
scanningthisQRCodewithyourmobiledevice.
Packagecontentsmayshi
duringshipping,solet’s
makesurethateverything
isproperlyalignedfor
opmalspinning.(This
isalsoawiseprocedure
aertravelingwithyour
Daedaluswheel.)
Themotormountis
designedtobeeasily
removedandreinstalled
facingtheoppositedirecon,inordertochangetensioningsystems
fromScotchtoIrish(ourwheelsallshipoutsetupinScotch).Scotch
tensioniswherethemotordrivestheyerandthetensionbelt
providesresistancetothebobbin,allowingyarntowindon.InIrish
tension,it’stheopposite:thebobbinisledbythemotor.Because
ofthisfeature,youwillneedtomakesurethemotoranditspinion
Getting Started

OurwheelsshipoutinScotchTension.WhenusingyourSparrowin
Scotchtension,themotorwillbefacingforwardandthepinionpulley
willhavejustenoughspacebetweenitandthefrontframetoslipthe
rubberdrivebeltinfrontofit.Viewingfromthesidewillverifythat
thedrivebeltisparalleltotheadjacentfrontframe.
Thetensionbeltislikelyalreadyinplace,buthumiditychangescan
drascallyaectthelengthoftherattail(akathetensionbelt).The
goalistohavetheRightTensionDial(1)adjustedintothemiddleofits
adjustmentrange,withnoslackinthetensionbeltandnoexpansion
Scotch Tension Basics
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pulleyareproperlyaligneddirectlyunderneaththeappropriatewhorl,
becauseitmayhaveshiedalileduringshipping.
Todoso,checkthepinionpulley(thegroovethatholdsyourdrive
band)onthefrontofthemotor.Itshouldbelocateddirectlybelow
thebeltgrooveontheyerabove.Verifythatthedrivebeltisparallel
tothefrontframebyobservingitfromtheside.Useyourthumbs
toadjusttheposionofthemotormountasnecessary.Ifthemotor
mountfeelstooghttomove,pushonesidedownwardunlitpops
othecarbontube.

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ofthespring.Thisway,thereis
ausablerangeonthedialwhere
thetakeupcanbeincreasedor
decreased.
Toreducetheslackonthetension
belt,simplyrotatetheLe
TensionHookoutward(2)unl
theslackisgone,thenusethe
knobtone-tunefromthere.
Aertravelingorchangesin
humidity,asmalladjustmentmay
berequired.Sparrowtension
usesaspring,andyoucanlook
atittoseehowmuchtensionis
beingapplied.Theusablerange
goesfromspringcollapsedto
fullyextendedatalmostdouble
itslength.Ifyousllneedmore
takeup,considerusingIrish
tension.
Increase Tension
Decrease Tension

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Irishtensionprovidesmoretakeup,orpullinginoftheyarn,than
Scotchtension.ChangingtoIrishtensionisaseasyasremovingthe
yer,tensionbelt,andmotordrivebelt.
First,detachthemotoranditsmountbypushingdownononeedge
withboththumbs.Theothersidenowcomesfreeeasily.
Turnthemotorsothat
itnowfacestherear,
andsnapitbackonto
thecarbontubes.Place
themotordrivebelt
overtherearframeand
re-installtheyer.
Installthemotordrive
beltoverthebobbin’s
smallwhorl.Verifythe
alignmentoftheclear
motordrivebelt(it
beingparalleltothe
rearframe)orgently
slidethemotorunl
italignsdirectlyunder
thesmallwhorlofthe
bobbin.
Installthetensionbelt
atthefront,overthe
yergroove.Please
notethatyourdirecon
switchwillbeopposite
inIrishascomparedto
Scotch(meaningthatI
isSandIIisnowZ).
Youwillneedtoslidethemotormountinarockingmoonunlit
alignsunderthesmallbobbinwhorlattherearofthebobbinandthe
Setting Up for Irish Tension

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otherendofthechassis.Verifythisvisuallyfromthesidetoensure
thedrivebeltisparallelwiththerearframe.
Whenmovingthetensionhookpiecesfromoneendtotheother,
youroveralltensionmaybeaectedsoyoumayneedtone-tune
theirposiontoensureyouhavethetensionasyouwantit.

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Beforeyougetstarted,alwaysmakesurethedireconswitchonthe
SpeedControllerisinthemiddle(neutral)posion,orelsethewheel
willaempttostartwhenyou’renotready.Pleasereadthedirecons
forusingtheSpeedController,formorein-depthinformaon.
Direcon Switch
I - ClockwiseZtwist(commonlychosenforspinningsingles)
0- Neutral
II- CounterclockwiseStwist(commonlyusedforplying)
(NotethisisforScotchtension;Irishtensionisthereverse)
• Tiealeader(alongloopofngeringweightyarnoryour
personalpreference)ontothebobbin,usuallyjustthroughthe
paernononeendofthebobbinwhorls.Usetheprovided
oricehooktoroutetheleaderthroughtheyarnguide,
thenthroughtheshoulderoftheyer,andthenthroughthe
orice.
• Plugyour15V5ampwallpowersupply(oryour15Vbaery)
intotheSpeedController.
Start it up!

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• Themoduleshouldlightupandshowthecurrentsetspeed.
AdjustthisasnecessaryusingtheUp/Downarrows,andthen
presstheDaedaluslogoontheSpeedController.Thedisplay
willshow“---“whichisstopped.
• Aachyourbertotheleaderloop.Verifythedisplaysays
“---“whichmeansitisstopped.Flipthedireconswitchtothe
desireddirecon(IisZtwist,IIisStwistinScotchtensionand
reversedforIrishtension).
• Whenready,presstheDaedaluslogo.Thewheelwillslowly
acceleratefor3secondstoyoursetspeed%.Youcanne-
tuneyourspeedwhilespinningbyusingtheUp/Downarrows.
Whenit’smetoadvanceyouryarnguide,pressthelogoand
thewheelwillslowlydeceleratefor3secondsandcometoa
stop.
• Increaseordecreaseyourspeedusingtheupanddown
arrows.Payaenontothetakeupandadjustthe
tensionknobaccordingly.Fine-tuneyourspeedasyouget
comfortable.Youwillneedtoslightlyadjustthetensionasyou
changeyourspeedandasthebobbinllswithyarn.

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