Troubleshooting - Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus Bedienungsanleitung

14 TROUBLESHOOTING

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PROBLEM
the kite pulls to one side
when the bar is powered up
kite pulls to one side when
depowered
kite has a lot of backstall
the middle of the kite
collapses towards the
rider or is unstable
tips fold in a little
tips fold in a lot
undefined launch
kite does not relaunch
bridle lines at the tip
are very tangled
CAUSE
the lines have stretched one
side due to too much use on
one side.
tangled bridle
broken bridle line or LCL
asymmetrically set mixer
none of the above causes
Steering Lines have shrunk
mixer is adjusted incorrectly
incorrect mixer setting
deflate valve is still open
a defect in the cloth or line,
or even broken or stretched
internal reinforcement beams.
Rickety tips help for good
turning and more depower
incorrect mixer setting
not enough internal pressure
Steering Lines are not pulled
back far enough
not enough wind
water in the kite
kite was flapping in the wind on
the ground too much
SOLUTION
equalise the lines as discribed
in "Trimming"
sort out the bridle
replace
mixer test
Open mixer on the side that
the kite pulls to (extend C- &
B-main). Shorten mixer on the
other side of the kite by the
same amount (shorten C- & B-
main). C-main should always be
double the amount of B-main.
(shortened or lengthened)
check the trim of the flying
lines (see bar manual)
Perform mixertest, if the
kite still remains sensitive to
backstall, extend the mixer,
but only so far that the kite
remains stable
Perform mixertest, if the kite
still remains unstable, shorten
the mixer
close the deflate valve
repair the damage
ignore it, or tune the mixer for
more stability
Adjust the mixer to a max. of
C-main -6cm, B-main -3cm
pre-inflate more
grab the leader lines higher up
qait for a gust, or self-rescue
drain the water
(see chapter "Drainage")
in future secure the kite as de-
scribed in "Securing the Kite"