I saw an aluminum alloy "duralumin" part somewhere else on a reel... Not sure it was gears though... And it had a darker grey look to it, almost black you could say... Best way to tell, do a gentle tap against the material, should know then. Might still not tell the whole story, but at least a solid metal sound might make you feel better. PS Don't ding it.-Boris- wrote:And I would pay extra money...mark poulson wrote:I'd put up with the extra weight.
But I cannot imagine that the drive gear is made of (dura)aluminium - because why should they anodize it black?
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Hmm, the Alphas Type-R had a similar black gear.
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BucketHunter
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I seem to remember a reel in my past with black metal drive gears. CH50mg maybe?
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Anybody have any hands on reviews of this reel?
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I read on Japan tackle that the gear for the scorpion bfs were made of hyper tensile brass.
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At the beginning I thought the drive gear were made of plastic (POM), but it is really a black anodized aluminium - maybe to make it more saltwaterresistant.
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Broke in my Scorpion BFS on a redfish this past weekend!
Broke in my Scorpion BFS on a redfish this past weekend!
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Strength added to aluminium and self lubricating.-Boris- wrote:But I cannot imagine that the drive gear is made of (dura)aluminium - because why should they anodize it black?
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How deep does the strengthening and self-lubricating go into the metal?Slazmo wrote:Strength added to aluminium and self lubricating.-Boris- wrote:But I cannot imagine that the drive gear is made of (dura)aluminium - because why should they anodize it black?
I'm asking because I want to know how long it will last.
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Under a multitude of variables for longevity. More you lubricate it the better / longer it'll last.mark poulson wrote:How deep does the strengthening and self-lubricating go into the metal?
I'm asking because I want to know how long it will last.
Will only be in the microns thick - not even the coating on Stella main gears lasts forever...
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Thanks.Slazmo wrote:Under a multitude of variables for longevity. More you lubricate it the better / longer it'll last.mark poulson wrote:How deep does the strengthening and self-lubricating go into the metal?
I'm asking because I want to know how long it will last.
Will only be in the microns thick - not even the coating on Stella main gears lasts forever...
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My Silver Mica Pixy has a similar black gear made from what I assume is aluminum.
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So I just ordered my scorpion bfs and I was woundering what type of line are you guys using?. I want to put braid on mine.
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Not a scorpion bfs, but I have the new Aldebaran bfs and I keep it spooled with 10# braidIsh87 wrote:So I just ordered my scorpion bfs and I was woundering what type of line are you guys using?. I want to put braid on mine.