captainquim 0 #1 February 18, 2005 hi people, is is safe to use pd soft links with HMA lines. i know that HMA lines are often not cascaded due to excess wear - so was wondering if the line used in pd soft links would produce to much wear? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beezyshaw 0 #2 February 18, 2005 Slinks with HMA suspension lines are 100% compatible. The excess wear issue has to do with the junction at the cascade points only. We have seen many of our canopies (all have HMA) with well over a thousand jumps per lineset that have used soft links made from Spectra (what PD uses for Slinks) and there is no indication of any wear due to the soft link. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainquim 0 #3 February 18, 2005 thanks dude, you said 'we have seen many of our canopies....' can i ask who 'we' are? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beezyshaw 0 #4 February 18, 2005 High Performance Research, also known as HiPeR, and our canopies are the Nitro and Blade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imdskydiver 0 #5 February 19, 2005 We have seen many of our canopies (all have HMA) with well over a thousand jumps per lineset that have used soft links made from Spectra (what PD uses for Slinks) and there is no indication of any wear due to the soft link. Quote How is it that your can get a canopy back with 1000 jumps on a lineset and other manufactures sell their canopy with anothe line set because they wear out so fast Quote The thin HMA line sets can last a couple hundred jumps if taken care of. HMA's short life span is the main reason our JVX comes with two line sets on delivery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites justinb138 0 #6 February 19, 2005 QuoteWe have seen many of our canopies (all have HMA) with well over a thousand jumps per lineset that have used soft links made from Spectra (what PD uses for Slinks) and there is no indication of any wear due to the soft link. Quote How is it that your can get a canopy back with 1000 jumps on a lineset and other manufactures sell their canopy with anothe line set because they wear out so fast Quote The thin HMA line sets can last a couple hundred jumps if taken care of. HMA's short life span is the main reason our JVX comes with two line sets on delivery. From the pictures on the IcarusNZ website, it appears that the JVX has cascaded HMA lines, which might be why they have such a short life span. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beezyshaw 0 #7 February 19, 2005 Quoteit appears that the JVX has cascaded HMA lines, which might be why they have such a short life span. Yes, that is correct. I know that the guys that are jumping cascaded HMA only get a couple of hundred jumps or so per lineset. Continuous lines aren't prone to those issues, and through the years I have seen many canopies with continuous HMA get a thousand jumps per lineset. We certainly don't use that number for average reline expectations; we say that with reasonable care 800 jumps is realistic. But again, harsh desert environments and other factors can affect the actual reline cycle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
justinb138 0 #6 February 19, 2005 QuoteWe have seen many of our canopies (all have HMA) with well over a thousand jumps per lineset that have used soft links made from Spectra (what PD uses for Slinks) and there is no indication of any wear due to the soft link. Quote How is it that your can get a canopy back with 1000 jumps on a lineset and other manufactures sell their canopy with anothe line set because they wear out so fast Quote The thin HMA line sets can last a couple hundred jumps if taken care of. HMA's short life span is the main reason our JVX comes with two line sets on delivery. From the pictures on the IcarusNZ website, it appears that the JVX has cascaded HMA lines, which might be why they have such a short life span. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beezyshaw 0 #7 February 19, 2005 Quoteit appears that the JVX has cascaded HMA lines, which might be why they have such a short life span. Yes, that is correct. I know that the guys that are jumping cascaded HMA only get a couple of hundred jumps or so per lineset. Continuous lines aren't prone to those issues, and through the years I have seen many canopies with continuous HMA get a thousand jumps per lineset. We certainly don't use that number for average reline expectations; we say that with reasonable care 800 jumps is realistic. But again, harsh desert environments and other factors can affect the actual reline cycle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
beezyshaw 0 #7 February 19, 2005 Quoteit appears that the JVX has cascaded HMA lines, which might be why they have such a short life span. Yes, that is correct. I know that the guys that are jumping cascaded HMA only get a couple of hundred jumps or so per lineset. Continuous lines aren't prone to those issues, and through the years I have seen many canopies with continuous HMA get a thousand jumps per lineset. We certainly don't use that number for average reline expectations; we say that with reasonable care 800 jumps is realistic. But again, harsh desert environments and other factors can affect the actual reline cycle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
