Falcon DAEDALUS User manual

Falcon
Daedalus
Spinning Wheels

• MaidenBearing
• Orice
• MaidenCup
• Face
• TieKnob
• Pinion
LeTensionAnchor,MotorMount,SerialPlate,OriceHook
• Guide
• RearBearing
• Rear
• Right
TensionDial
• WallPower
Supply15V
5amp(not
depicted)
• MotorCable

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Welcome to the Flock!
Thankyouforpurchasingthiscustom-madeFalconelectricspinning
wheel!Itwasdesignedtobequiet,long-lived,andtorequirelile
tonomaintenanceduringitslifeme.Falconisbyfarthefastest
spinningwheelonthemarketandspecializesinnegauges.Anyone
whospinsproducon-quantycoonorsilkwillbeabletobenet
fromthehighlinearfeedratesandinsanetwistratepotenal.
Pleasebecarefulwhenoperangathighspeed!Haveastableand
cleanworksurface,elonghairback,anddon’twearlong,loose
sleeves.Keepchildrenandpetsawayfromyourworkarea.
CheckoutallofourYouTubeVideosonhowtousetheFalcon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forat-pack.Becauseofthis
feature,youwillneedtomakesurethemotoranditspinionpulleyare
properlyaligneddirectlyunderneaththeyerpulley,becauseitmay
haveshiedalileduringshipping.
Getting Started
DoNOToperatethewheelwitha“stalled”bobbin.Ifyouwantto
runthewheelandbobbinwithoutactuallyspinningyarn(justto
seeitspin),REMOVEthetensionbeltrst.Thiswillallowthebobbin
tospinalongwiththeyer,likenormalspinning.Operangwitha
stalledbobbincandamageand/orprematurelywearthebobbin
bearings,whichareopmizedforlowrelavespeedswhentakeupis
happening.
Warning

TheFalconusesScotchtension,whichisidealforspinningthenest
ofsingles.Tensioningisremarkablynuancedthankstoavariable
tensionstalk,anchor,andtensionspring.Foropmalperformance,
beforebeginninganyspinyou’llwanttoadjusttheRightTensionDial
(1)tothemiddleofitsadjustmentrange,makingsurethere’snoslack
inthetensionbeltandliletonoexpansionofitsspring.Thisway,
thereisausablerangeonthedialfortweakingtheexpansionand/or
contraconofthespringandbycorrelaon,thetension,asyouspin
andllthebobbin.
Toreducetheslackonthetensionbelt,rotatetheLeTensionHook
(2)outwardunltheslackisgone,thenusetheRightTensionDial(1)
tone-tunefromthere(noneedtomesswiththecinchplateunless
youwantto).Werecommendminimaldialadjustmentofnomore
thanhalfarotaonoftheknobatame.Thespringservesasyour
visualtensioningcue.Itsusablerangegoesfromcollapsedtofully
extendedatalmostdoubleitslength.Withthespringcollapsed,the
wheelwillhaveliletonotakeup—idealforspinningthenestof
gossameryarns.Falcontestersnotedtheneedforasmallincrease
intension—abarelyvisibleextensionofthespring—whilelling
thebobbinwithyarnof100WPI(wrapsperinch)andheavier.Plying
Scotch Tension Basics
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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
downunlitpopsothe
carbontube.

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necessitatedonemorehalf-a-rotaon
increaseoftension.Yourexperience
mayvary,buttheseresultsareagood
starngpointfornewFalconowners.
ForZtwist(singles),havethespring
ontheleside,butswapthetension
beltoversothespringisontheright
sideforStwist(plying).
Bewaryoflooseningthetension
beltsomuchthatthereisexcess
slack.Thisslackwillbeginto“twang”
backandforthlikeaguitarstring,
andtoomuchslackcouldcausethe
tensionbelttobecontactedbythe
yerarm,resulnginyourtension
springhavingareallybaddayand
likelyneedingreplacement.Ifyou
haveloosenedyourtensionasmuch
aspossibleandsllwantevenless
takeup,youcanslowyourspeed
oruseaner/slickertensionbelt
material(silkthread,etc).
Increase Tension
Decrease Tension

BecauseoftheobvioustemptaontotakeFalconoutoftheboxand
turnitontofullspeed(it’sasplendidbitofgrandeur!),yourtension
beltisnotinstalledforshipping.Ifyou’veinstalleditalready,make
suretoremovethetensionbeltifyouwanttooperatethewheel
withoutactuallyspinningyarn!Thetensionbelt(evenatlowtension)
willcausethebobbintobe“stalled”andnotspin,whiletheyer
couldbegoingathighspeed.Thebobbinbearingswerecarefully
chosenfortheutmostperformancewhilespinningyarn,wherethose
bearingsareoperangatarelavelylowrpm.Turningthewheelonto
highspeedswiththebobbinstalledcancauseprematurewearonthe
bobbinsbearings.
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.Ifyoupurchasedyour
speedcontrolleratthesamemeasyourFalcon,ithasbeenlimited
toamaxspeedof50%inthesengs.Ifyoualreadyhaveaspeed
controller,usecauonasitwillhaveunlimitedspeed.Pleasereadthe
direconsforusingtheSpeedControllertochangethissengand
unlockthefullspeedpotenal,aswellasmorein-depthinformaon
onspeedcontrollerprogramming.
Start it up!

Direcon Switch
I - ClockwiseZtwist(commonlychosenforspinningsingles)
0- Neutral
II- CounterclockwiseStwist(commonlyusedforplying)
• Axaleader(alongloopoflaceweightyarnoryourpersonal
preference)ontothebobbin-placelooparoundbobbin
coreandpulloneendoftheloopthroughtheother.Then
takeyourleaderandcreatesecondlooptopullitthroughto
secureyourleader.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.

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• Plugyour15V5ampwallpowersupply(oryour15Vbaery)
intotheSpeedController.
• 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(Start/Stop)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).
• Whenready,presstheDaedaluslogo(Start/Stop).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(Start/Stop)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
mayneedtoslightlyadjustthetensionasyouchangeyour
speedandasthebobbinllswithyarn.

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Thehelpfulinformaonbelowwasprovidedbyourtestspinners.
• IfyoupurchasedaspeedcontrollerwithyourFalcon,we
havefactorysetthemaximumspeedsengto50%forsafety
reasons.Toincreaseorfullyopenthemaxseng,adjust
seng4intheSpeedControllermenu.Usingthisfeatureis
agreatwaytopreventyoufromaccidentallyexceedingthe
speedyoufeelcomfortablewithforthise-spinner.
• Whendecidingwhatspeedyouneedifyoudon’talreadyhave
aDaedaluse-spinner,startthewheelupwithoutthetension
ontovisualizethespeed,thenstartoconservavely,witha
slowerspeedthanyouthinkyouneed.Ifyoualreadyhavea
Daedaluse-spinner,checktheRPMcomparisonchartsonthe
websitetondagoodstarngpointbasedonwhatyouare
alreadyusedto.Getafeelforthewheelandincreasespeed
incrementallyasneeded,ensuringyouarecomfortablewith
thepace.
• AdjustyourtensionwiththeLeTensionHooktoreduce
slack,andthennetuneyourtensionby1/4turnsofthe
knob.
• YourSoStart/Stopisveryimportantwhenspinningne.
Adjustitasneededoverthecourseofllingyourbobbin.
TheSoStartwillensurethewheelisn’tgrabbingyoursingle
awayfromyou,andtheSoStopwillensureyoudon’tform
pigtailswhenyourspinningcomestoastop.
• Whenspinninglongdraw,it’simportanttonotfeedgreat
lengthsontothewheeltoofast.Youmaywishtosamplesome
berandgettoknowtheidealfeedratebasedonyourspeed,
tension,andhowyouspin.
• Thebalanceofyouryerbecomesevenmoreimportantwhen
spinningwithhighspeeds.Toensureopmalbalance,we
recommendmovingyourguidesinsync.Atslowerspeeds,
youmaybenewithleavingtheinacveguideinthemiddle
oftheyerarm.
• Tomaximizeyourbobbincapacity,tryusing60/2silkasyour
leaderandbecarefultowindontothebobbinevenly,aslile
hillsandvalleyscanresultinareaswithunequaldensityand
couldpossiblyresultintangling.
Handy Tips

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SpinningCotton
withFalcon

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Whenit’smetochangeyourbobbin,simplyslipothetensionand
drivebelts,andthenliouttheyerandbobbinassembly.Remove
therearaxlebearingandkeeptrackofit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ontotheendofthe
axleandplacetheassemblybackontothechassis,makingsurethe
smallrearbearinggoesbackontothemagnets.Replacethetension
anddrivebelts,andyouarereadytospinagain!
Changing the Bobbin

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ThefollowingRPM(rotaonperminute)stats
wererecordedfromRebeccaGiles’sFalcon,
“Yea,”whohasapproximately30hoursof
break-inme(topRPMwillincreaseduring
break-in,whichcanbeupwardof100hours).
Also,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
atveryslowspeeds,youmayndthatyour
baerymesout(shutsitselfo).Thisis
duetothewheelnotbeingabletodraw
enoughpowerfromit.Althoughthiswould
beuncommonforFalcon,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(nowcomeswithbaerypurchases,or
availableonourwebsiteseparately),asmall
fan,orsimplychargeyourcellphonewhile
you’respinning.
RPM Speed Table
Speed % RPM
100 4180
95 3950
90 3760
85 3580
80 3390
75 3120
70 2940
65 2730
60 2550
55 2280
50 2070
45 1860
40 1650
35 1380
30 1170
25 930
20 720
15 420
10 --

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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.
Speed Controller Menu
40 WPI 2 ply BFL Lace by James Perry

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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.)
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.
20 WPI chain plied Charollais/Silk/Bamboo
Sock Yarn by James Perry

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WhenshippinginternaonallyweatpackFalconstohelpwith
shipping.IfnecessaryFalcon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.
ScantheQRcodeforhelpfulvideos.
How to Flat Pack How to Assemble
Flat Pack
DriveBelt,Flyer,MotorMount,OriceHook,Rear
ExtensionCable,KevlarTensionBelt,3mmAllenWrench,Face
RightSidewith
TensionKnob
LeSidewith
TensionAnchor

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DaedalusWheelsaredesignedtoneverneedoilorgreaseofanykind,
anywhere.
The1mmpureKevlartensionandurethane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.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,andaverylightcoangofoilwillkeepitprisne.
Pleaseinspectyourrubbero-ringsforanycracks,asdryrotcan
happeninextremelydryclimates(thoughthishasbeenveryrare).
Theycanbeprotectedwithanyoilandareeasilyreplaceablewiththe
sparesprovidedinyourkit.
Maintenance
Spares Kit & Accessories
MotorExtensionCable,3mmAllenWrench,DriveBelt,KevlarTensionBelt
RearBearing,AxleO-ring,FlyerO-rings,RubberGrommets,Cinch,TensionSpring

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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,Falcon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yourwheel.Bydoingthisyouwillensuremaximumsafetywhen
youstepawayfromyourFalcon.
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. Please email
us with any quesons regarding modicaons or third-party
equipment.
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