Suppress/silence DC whine?

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Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by y2k88 » Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:04 am

This might sound like a question that shouldn't be asked,
but wondering if there is a method to silence or reduce the whine on a DC reel.
I have the Exsence DC.

Sometimes it can draw some unwanted attention...

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by Fishing4Fun » Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:43 am

That is one of the draws of a DC reel :lol: . Sort of comes with the territory. If it is the older model Exscence DC you may try the night mode called "SP". This setting typically as very little to no wine from my experience though there is a slight trade off in casting distance. I have two of these reels I like to use this mode for low light times if I find myself needing to cast straight into a very strong wind.

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by LgMouthGambler » Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:50 am

Ear plugs. :lol:

Or do what F4F said.
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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by fishballer06 » Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:36 am

Trade it for a Metanium. Should fix that issue :lol:

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by y2k88 » Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:30 pm

Well if it's just a sound module, can look to unsolder it off the circuit.
Maybe the old Scorpion DC didn't have it, hence no whine.

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by Bantam1 » Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:34 am

All DC units have the whine. It's designed into the reel. There is no way to eliminate it. I already tried...

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by y2k88 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:40 am

Thanks Dan.
Looking at this, it must be one of these components
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The sound between the '14 and '17 Scorpion DCs are pretty diff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZERtKHObpw

I'm not game enough to unscrew the DC unit off my Exsence to check it out for myself.
And even if I did, wouldn't know what is what.
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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by Slazmo » Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:58 am

Its a expensive piece of equipment. Dont fart around with it - they go bad on their own terms without doing anything to them.

Have done a few Calcutta DC's when they went quiet, thats a $300 job to repair here alone. Some say they cast even better without DC's.

The noise has to be to do with the magnetic inductor / tance while spinning at optimum rpm.

Only way to remove it simply would be the remove the shaft based inductor if possible, quiet sure from memory there is a e-clip there, cant tell if its keyed or glued further?

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by y2k88 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:02 am

Ah ok, so it's not sound like we know from a speaker, but like coil whine in a computer?

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by Bantam1 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 6:53 am

There is some noise from the unit because of the magnets and discharge like he described. They did add some sound to make it a little louder. I was told they could program other sounds or make them "quiet". I asked for a silent one and the engineer laughed at me. I requested a Godzilla shriek after that and he did not laugh.

The newer I-DC units are completely different from the original DC units. I believe they are using a different magnet and they tend to be louder. My experience with them has been very limited.

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by y2k88 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:49 am

Interesting. Thanks for the extra bit of info.

I did see on YouTube where a guy had reprogrammed a '14 scorpion dc to have sound, and then to a little tune.

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by MarvelDC » Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:15 pm

Bantam1 wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2017 6:53 am
There is some noise from the unit because of the magnets and discharge like he described. They did add some sound to make it a little louder. I was told they could program other sounds or make them "quiet". I asked for a silent one and the engineer laughed at me. I requested a Godzilla shriek after that and he did not laugh.

The newer I-DC units are completely different from the original DC units. I believe they are using a different magnet and they tend to be louder. My experience with them has been very limited.
Do you think they make the JDM models louder? The U.S. Curado DC was much quieter than the JDM 17 Scorpion DC. I was hoping the 2020 Exsence DC SS would be louder since it's JDM.

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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by Cal » Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:07 pm

MarvelDC wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:15 pm
Do you think they make the JDM models louder? The U.S. Curado DC was much quieter than the JDM 17 Scorpion DC. I was hoping the 2020 Exsence DC SS would be louder since it's JDM.
Keep in mind the Curado DC also has a slightly different DC system than the 17 Scorpion DC (iDC-4 vs iDC-5).
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Re: Suppress/silence DC whine?

Post by Bantam1 » Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:15 am

If the units are similar say I-DC 4 vs. I-DC 4 JDM the brake units are the same. The difference is the program inside. This is due to casting styles of US anglers compared to Japanese anglers. The rod styles also tend to be slightly different. Due to this the initial braking force required will be vastly different.

The sound is generated from the magnets and coils in the braking system. The newer units are different than they used to be, especially with I-DC4. There is no way to change or alter the sound. The braking programs and brake setting may alter the sound of the unit, as will your cast.

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