Daedalus Starling V3FP User manual

Starling v3FP
Daedalus
Spinning Wheels

Maiden Bearing, Pinion, Guide
• Rear
Bearing
• Rear
• Right
Tension
Dial
• Motor
Cable
Bobbin, Flyer, Motor Mount, Serial Plate, 3mm Allen Wrench, Rear
ExtensionCable,OriceReducer,DriveBelt,OriceHook,MaidenCup,TieKnob,Face
RightSidewithTensionKnobs
LeSidewithTensionAnchors
KevlarTensionBelt

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Welcome to the Flock!
Thankyouforpurchasingthemostpopular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.Shouldyou
needanyassistanceinthefuturewithyourwheel,pleasedonot
hesitatetocontactusat[email protected]om
Towatchavideoonhowtoassembleyourwheelpleasescanthe
QRcodebelow.Whensengupyourwheelaerassemblingfrom
at-packyou’llwantto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.In
Scotch tension 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pulleyareproperlyaligneddirectly
underneaththeappropriatewhorlbeforespinning.
Getting Started

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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.
Ifnecessary,thiswheelcanbeat-packedtoaidinportability.To
disassemble,you’llneedtousethe3mmAllenwrenchincluded
inyoursparestoolkit.Simplyremovetheyer,popothemotor
mount,andloosen4screwstoseparatethefrontandrearpiecesfrom
thebodytubes.
ToseeallourvideosonhowtouseyourwheelscanthisQRCodewith
yourmobiledevice:

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Theblackpinionpulleyonthefrontofthemotorhastwogrooves:the
smalleroneisLowSpeedandshouldbeusedprimarily.Ifyouincrease
thespeedto100%inLowSpeedandsllneedmore,switchthemotor
belttothelargerHighSpeedpulleyandenjoyasignicantincreasein
speed!Whenchangingthemotorbeltfromonepulleytotheother,
youwillneedtomovethemotormountassemblyslightly,tore-align
itunderthegroove.Youcanviewfromthesideanddetermineifthe
beltisparalleltothefrontframe.
Belowareexamplesofalignmentsforthetwo-speedpinion.
Two-Speed Pinion

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OurwheelsshipoutinScotchtensionsetup.Themotorwillbefacing
forwardandthepinionpulleywillhavejustenoughspacebetween
itandthefrontframetoslipontherubberdrivebelt.Viewingfrom
thesidewillverifythatthedrivebeltisparalleltotheadjacentfront
frame.
Thetensionbeltislocatedinyourspareskit.(It’sashortpieceof
Kevlarwithaspringandanadjustablecinchplate.)Installyouryer,
bobbin,motordrivebelt,andtensionbelt.Placethetensionbeltso
thatthespringisontheLEFTsidewhenspinningsingles(clockwise,
Z)butswapthetensionbeltwithspringontheRIGHTsideforplying
(counterclockwise,S).Thiswaythespringcanactuallydoitsjob
onthe“taut”sideof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verylileexpansionofthespring.This
isagoodstarngpointandmakessurethereisausablerangeonthe
dialsotakeupcanbeincreasedordecreased.
Scotch Tension Basics
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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ontherighttone-tune
fromthere.
Aertraveling,asmalladjustment
mayberequired.Starling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instead.
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totherearframe.If
needed gently slide the motor
unlitalignsdirectlyunderneath
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tensionas
comparedtoScotch(meaningthat
IisSandIIisnowZ).
Setting Up for Irish Tension

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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
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.Fine-tunethemin
theirnewplacement.