Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by ultralight » Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:23 am

I am coming late to this thread.

Sagisi's work look impressive. So the whole idea is just to add a clicking sound when the drag is being pulled? That would be good. Any other advantages? And any idea of the cost?

Thanks for a fascinating thread.

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Pastrmka » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:04 am

Anybody has issues with spool inductor getting stuck in extended position with alphas air tw? I had it happen few times already, seems to happen after backlash or harder cast. I've added a drop of oil on the ramp but did not help, any ideas how to fix it?

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Dalleinf » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:14 am

It has not happened to me yet - only used the reel on three outings or so. Perhaps new spring?

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by jvelth74 » Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:02 am

I have not Alphas Air, but ct Alphas. It arrived with sticky inductor. I tried to wipe it clean, and I tried to lube it. Nothing helped. I could't see what's wrong with it. But by pressing inductor slightly and then twisting it, it was clear that it didn't twist smoothly.

When casting, in ~20% of casts Inductor didn't move at all, and I got immediately birdnest. With those 80% of casts when inductor extended, ~30% of those 80% inductor didn't go back in and casting distance was max 15 feet.

I replaced inductor parts by Ray's inductor, but I still don't have tested it because I bought RCS spool with working inductor...

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by SAGISI CUST0MS » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:29 pm

What a process this was. Making the prototype was the easy part. Can’t wait to put a smile on people’s faces. ZzzzzzzZzzZzzzzzzzz

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Hobie-Wan Kenobi » Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:06 am

Glad to see this come to life. I am also glad I jumped in line for one right away. This will make the Alphas AIR TW closest to perfection as it gets.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Pastrmka » Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:27 pm

Hobie-Wan Kenobi wrote:
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:06 am
Glad to see this come to life. I am also glad I jumped in line for one right away. This will make the Alphas AIR TW closest to perfection as it gets.
How to get in line for this?

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Hobie-Wan Kenobi » Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:01 pm

Pastrmka wrote:
Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:27 pm
Hobie-Wan Kenobi wrote:
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:06 am
Glad to see this come to life. I am also glad I jumped in line for one right away. This will make the Alphas AIR TW closest to perfection as it gets.
How to get in line for this?
I messaged Sagisi Customs when he was talking about making them a while back.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by DirtyD64 » Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:31 pm

For those of you with sticky inductors, is one of the ramps (beveled piece on shaft) white plastic? If not the black plastic pieces with gaps are notorious for sticking. The white block sticking shouldn't even be possible unless their is another design. They fixed my SV105 for free even though it never stuck once.

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by SAGISI CUST0MS » Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:10 pm

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Hobie-Wan Kenobi » Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:29 pm

Seems pretty straight forward.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Chode » Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:46 pm

What kind of super glue is that?

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by jvelth74 » Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:43 pm

Chode wrote:
Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:46 pm
What kind of super glue is that?
I think it is a writing error. It's Super Lube (Grease) in picture.

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by Sore Thumb » Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:18 pm

jvelth74 wrote:
Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:43 pm
Chode wrote:
Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:46 pm
What kind of super glue is that?
I think it is a writing error. It's Super Lube (Grease) in picture.
Maybe, whats the bottle next to it in the photo?

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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020

Post by jvelth74 » Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:34 am

I guess next bottle is drag washer grease.

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