Repairing And Maintenance; Repairing The Canopy; Folding Your Kite; Maintenance - Fone DIABLO V3 Manuel

REPAIRING AND MAINTENANCE

REPAIRING THE CANOPY

To repair the canopy fabric of your kite, use self-adhesive spinnaker tape. You can find it at your kite-
surfing dealer or from sail makers.
Before performing your repair, the fabric must be rinsed and dry! Put the kite in a sheltered place on
a hard surface, flat and clean: on a table or on the ground.
Cut a piece of self-adhesive spinnaker tape slightly larger than the size of your tear. Round the edges
of your spinnaker tape piece, to achieve better durability. Stick the piece of spinnaker tape on the tear,
rubbing gently to make it adhere firmly.
If the tear is too large (bigger than 10 cm), contact your dealer who will give you the address of a
repair workshop.

FOLDING YOUR KITE

Open the valve, then grab the downwind wingtip and fold your kite in two. Roll it starting from the ends.

MAINTENANCE

• Rinse your kite, bridle and pulleys from time to time, but remember: never store it wet, otherwise you
may find traces of mildew the next time you get it out.
• Do not leave your kite exposed to the sun: in the long term the sun can damage the fabric and the bridle.
• When you are not using it, do not leave your kite flapping in the wind on the beach. Your kite then
becomes a real flag and in the long run, the fabric weakens. If you take a break, put on enough sand
so that the fabric no longer flaps, or fold it up.
• Regularly rinse your bar and your lines. Let it soak in a basin.
• Regularly check the condition of your line connectors, your pre-lines on the bar side and your lines.
At the slightest sign of wear, change them. Pay particular attention to all areas of friction, which are
the lark's head knots. Also take care that there is no knots in your lines, as this weakens the lines
locally and can lead to failure.
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PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

MY DIABLO DOES NOT FLY STRAIGHT OR DOES NOT FLY WELL. WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM?
• Check that the bridle and the kite depower system are properly set up (no wrong routing).
• Check that the front lines of the bar are of the same length.
• Check the symmetry of the kite depower system.
• Check the symmetry of the bridle.
• Check that the top attachment points of the depower system are correctly aligned.
Grab and hold in position the attachment points A and C (fixed on a nail or held by another person).
1
Grasp the connectors of the front and back lines and adjust to tension the whole kite depower system.
2
Once everything is tight, check the position of attachment point B.
3
If B:
- Is higher or aligned with A and C > no problem, and the kite can fly correctly.
4
- Is lower than A and C > the behavior of the kite might be erratic and unpredictable.
In this case, it is necessary to shorten A1 by making an additional loop at the level of the connection
5
between A2, A1 and AB.
Connecting knots A, B and C can therefore be re-aligned and the kite becomes sound again.
If it's not possible to shorten A1, the kite depower system should be replaced.
KITE BRIDLE - SETUP SHEET
3A 3B
01+ 01+
4A
01
1 3-4
1 1
A B
A1 B
B Pulley
5
1
A2
C
B
A
A
2
1
A Frontline
A
Connector
B
C
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Brakes
3C
01+
4B 4C
01 01
4Br
A
01
1
1
C
C
C Pulley
A
Turbo
B
C
Turbo
5
Ring
A1
AB
A1
AB
2
A1
1
AB
C
Backline
Connector
B
EN
ALIGNMENTS AND KNOTS
Brakes
3C 3B 3A
01+ 01+
01+
4C 4B 4A
01 01
01
4Br
C
B
B
01
C
A
C
B C B A
A
A
C B A1
B Pulley
A
C Pulley
C
A
B
Turbo
C
B
C
B
A
A2
A
A
AC
B
C
Turbo
Ring
A2
A
A2
A
B
Backline Frontline
A2
C
Connector Connector
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