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knezy
knezy
NSW
4 posts
NSW, 4 posts
1 Aug 2008 6:22pm
Ive just broght a seacond hand sb3 and im not sure how far to go with the pump. Ive had one bad experience with over inflation before. The manual says should be hard but not impossible to bend the tips this is pretty well rock hard does that sound right ?
user
user
WA
1140 posts
WA, 1140 posts
1 Aug 2008 6:28pm
knezy said...

Ive just broght a seacond hand sb3 and im not sure how far to go with the pump. Ive had one bad experience with over inflation before. The manual says should be hard but not impossible to bend the tips this is pretty well rock hard does that sound right ?


Mate,just flick the leading edge with your finger.......if it goes "ping" its alright, if it goes "thud" or "bong" it needs s bit extra.
HowieD
HowieD
NSW
88 posts
NSW, 88 posts
1 Aug 2008 9:28pm
Yep - a nice "tinny" sound is right. Or you can get yourself a pressure gauge to add onto the pump if you want to be more precise. The Jenna J pumps from Slingy all come with a gauge.
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
QLD, 2081 posts
1 Aug 2008 10:30pm
knezy said...

Ive just broght a seacond hand sb3 and im not sure how far to go with the pump. Ive had one bad experience with over inflation before. The manual says should be hard but not impossible to bend the tips this is pretty well rock hard does that sound right ?


Sorry but Knezy, have you had lessons EVER before!? They should cover this in your lessons, and by the sound of it, I am unsure that you've had any...

Just wanting to make sure mate [}:)]
vader
vader
NSW
418 posts
NSW, 418 posts
2 Aug 2008 9:00am
pressure gauge won`t work on the cabrinhas because it has a one way valve .
yep the ping is good. about the same firmness as a new tennis ball.
Coose
Coose
VIC
229 posts
VIC, 229 posts
2 Aug 2008 9:16am
sounds like we might have someone with no lessons
knezy
knezy
NSW
4 posts
NSW, 4 posts
4 Aug 2008 6:24pm
Whats with the lesson lessson bit ?
All i wanted to know was when to stop pumping
before i blew my bladder.
Thanks to those with constructive feed back..
Lovely
Lovely
QLD
248 posts
QLD, 248 posts
4 Aug 2008 7:16pm
Pump it up hard and
Squeeze it with your hand.
sunseeker
sunseeker
QLD
1203 posts
QLD, 1203 posts
4 Aug 2008 8:55pm
knezy said...

Whats with the lesson lessson bit ?
All i wanted to know was when to stop pumping
before i blew my bladder.
Thanks to those with constructive feed back..


Yeah, give the guy a break about the lessons.

I had a 10m Sb2 for a year or so. I found the SB's not to require megga pressures like some of the other kites. I used to pump mine up until it felt difficult to pump and then stopped - go with the ping sound. Count how many pumps that was and then stick with it.

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