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
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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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Whenit’smetochangeyourbobbin,simplyslipothetensionbelt,
litherearendoftheyerandrotatetheassemblytoeitherside.
Themaidenpivotsfreely,sothedrivebeltalmostneverneedstobe
removed.Keeptrackofthesmallrearbearingbyplacingitbackonto
therearmagnetsunlyoucangetthenewbobbininstalled.Withthe
newbobbinontheyersha,replacetherearbearingandrotatethe
assemblybackontothechassis,makingsurethesmallrearbearing
goesbackontothemagnets.Replacethetensionbeltandyouare
readytospinagain!
WhensetupforIrish,yourdrivebeltisonthebobbinsoyou’llsimply
slipthatobeforeremovingthebobbin.
Changing the Bobbin

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ThefollowingRPM(rotaonper
minute)statswererecordedfrom
RebeccaGiles’sSparrow,Una.TheRPM
canvaryslightlyfromonewheeltothe
next,sopleaseusethisasageneral
guideline.
Whenusingabaerytopoweryour
wheel,youmayndthatyourbaery
mesout(shutsitselfo)atslower
speeds.Thisisduetothewheelnot
beingabletodrawenoughpowerfrom
it.Ifyoundthistobethecase,try
plugginginanotheritemwhileinuse
viatheUSBport.WerecommendaUSB
light(availableonourwebsite),asmall
fan,orsimplychargeyourcellphonewhileyou’respinning.
RPM Speed Table
Speed
%
Scotch
RPM
Irish
RPM
100 2040 2200
90 1830 2000
80 1590 1770
70 1360 1530
60 1170 1300
50 900 1050
40 660 820
30 450 570
20 240 330
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ToaccesstheSpeedControllermenu,putthedireconswitchinthe
neutral,middle,posion.PresstheStart/Stopbuonandmakesure
itshowsaspeedpercentagenumber.PressMenutoseeoponNo.1,
andpressMenuagaintoreachthenextopon(therearevetotal
opons).AdjusteachmenuoponbyusingtheUp/Downarrows.
PresstheStart/Stopbuontosavechangesandexitthemenuatany
me.Herearethevemenuselecons:
1)030 Startmedelay,intenthsofasecond.Thisshowsa3-second
delay,thoughthefullrangeis0-10seconds.(Keepthestart
delaylowtogetthewheeluptospeedquickly,orincreaseit
foraslowerstart.Ifyoufeeltheyarnisbeingyankedwhen
thewheelstarts,increasethisvalue.)
2)030 Stopmedelay,intenthsofasecond.Thisshowsa3-second
delay.Again,theactualrangeis0-10seconds.Asengof
2.060wouldbealonger,6-seconddelay.(5-7secondsseems
rightforhigh-speedplyingonaladenbobbin,thoughyour
mileagemayvary.)Ifyou’regengbacklashing,wherethe
yarnfeedsbackothebobbinduringaStop,increasethis
valuejustunlthebacklashingstops.
3)001 Minimumspeedseng,asapercentageofRPMs.Thisshows
asengof1%,thelowestspeedsengwhilespinningthat
canbeselectedandisnotcommonlychangedfrom1%.(Ifyou
neverusespeedsunder30%,youcouldchangethisseng
3.030,andyourspeedcontrolwon’tgoslowerthan30%)
4)100 MaximumspeedsengasapercentageofRPM.This
showsasengof100%,meaningthatyoucouldgofull
throleandspinatmaxspeed,providedyoufeelcomfortable
doingso.Thissengrepresentsthemaximumspeedyou’d
likeyourSpeedControllertoallowfor.Anewusermaywant
tomakesuretheyneveraccidentallygotoofastandmight
limittheirtopspeedthisway.(Forinstance,changingthis
sengto4.070wouldkeepthecontrollerfromgoingabove
70%speed.)
Speed Controller Menu

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5)001 Speedincrementadjustmentsize.Thisshows1%increments,
meaningthateverymeyoupressUp/Down,thespeedwill
changeinstepsof1%,2%,5%,etc.,dependingontheseng
you’veselected.Asengof5.005meanseverypressofthe
Up/Downbuonswillincreaseordecreaseyourspeedbythe
inial5%,e.g.,5,10,15,20%insteadof1,2,3,4%.Itwould
beveryuncommontochangethissengfromthedefault
valueof1%increments.

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DaedalusWheelsaredesignedtoneverneedoilorgreaseofanykind,
anywhere.
Thetensionanddrivebeltsshouldlastaverylongme.Youarealso
welcometoexperimentwithothermaterialsforthetensionbelt,
ascrochetcoon(#10)hasbecomeapopularsubstute,butavoid
monolament(shingline)orotherharshmaterials.Pleaseemailusif
youhaveanyquesons.
Tocleanyoure-spinner,pleaseusealint-freeclothandifneeded,
dampentheclothwithwateronly.Pleasedonotusedetergentsor
cleaners.
Ifyouliveinahighhumidity,areayoumaynocesomeslight
tarnishingonthemaidenbearing.Thiscanbecleanedwithajewelry
polishingcloth.
Pleaseinspectyourrubbero-ringsforanycracksasdryrotcanhappen
inextremelydryclimates.Theycanbeprotectedwithanyoilandare
easilyreplaceablewiththesparesprovidedinyourkit.
Maintenance
Spares Kit & Accessories
• RatTail
(TensionBelt)
• OriceHook
• Cinch
• Tension
Spring
• RearBearing
• Rubber
Grommet
• WallPower
Supply15V
2amp(not
depicted)

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AllofourDaedaluse-spinnersrequire15Vpower.Ourocial
DaedalusBaerycanchangevoltagesimplybypressingthepower
buonunl15Vappears.TheDaedalusBaeryusesan18v3amp
powersupply.Donotswapthispowersupplywithyourwheel’spower
supplyforanyreason.
Input (long side of baery)-forchargingyourbaery
Output (short side of baery)-forpoweringyourwheel
Best Pracces
• Donotaempttochargethebaeryandoperatethewheel
atthesameme.
• Donotuseyourwheel’spowersupplytochargethebaery,
andviceversa,donotusethebaery’spowersupplyto
poweryourwheel.Labelyourcordstoavoidamixup.
• Ifyoure-spinnerisgoingslower/fasterthanyouremember
itspinningatyourusualsengs,checkthebaerysengto
ensurethatitissllsetto15V.
• Thebaerywillpoweroifthee-spinnerisnotdrawing
enoughpowerfromit.ThishappenswiththeSparrowifthe
speedissettoolow,andsomemeswiththeStarling.To
compensateforthis,youcanuseaUSB-poweredlightwhile
yourbaeryisinuseorsimplychargeyourphoneusingthe
USBport.
• ToensurethelongestpossiblelifeforyourDaedalusBaery,
pleasedonotstoreitfullychargedforextendedperiodsof
me.Theproperstoragechargeisbetween50%and75%.
Daedalus Battery

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Likeallofoure-spinners,Sparrowiscapableofveryhighenergy
speeds,sopleasebemindfulofyourchildrenandpetsbykeeping
yourwheelinneutralandunpluggedfrompoweratallmeswhen
youareawayfromit.Bydoingthis,youwillensuremaximumsafety
whenyoustepawayfromyourSparrow.
AllDaedalusSpinningWheelsuse15Vpowersupplies.Usinganything
otherthan15Vcanbeharmfultoyourwheelandvoidyourwarranty.
Whenusingabaery,pleaseensureitissetto15V.
Daedalus Spinning Wheels LLC and Spoed Ewe Fibers LLC will not
be held liable for any damages incurred to persons or property due
to the use of non-approved third-party manufactured components
on our products. Doing so will void your warranty.
Safety Notes & Disclaimer
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