halo help

[Wozza]

does anyone have any idea on how the cone system in the halo is supposed to go as i have taken it apart and now it wont spin properly i think its something to do with the spring can someone please help me and maybe post up pics of how its supposed to be

 

[Skeet]

The spring needs to wind, so that it pushes the balls towards the neck..meaning, it shoudl compress when you turn it clockwise, and spring back anti clockwise.

Stick teh dish section on the drive post...drop teh spring in...what it should do, is catchy on the pillars, one in teh bottom, one on teh cone itself...what you might find, is, that it actually slips over.

So what I do, is hook one end of teh spring, through teh little hole, in the bottom, cup section, then drop your cone on, and check is the right side of the spring....otherwise, it will hit teh stop before it compresses....needs to be under tension, before the halo switches on.

dont do the screw up too tight..

 

[Gyroscope]

Taken from the Odyssey site:

There are three parts. The bottom cup, the spring, and then the top cone.

-Put the bottom cup on the shaft; make sure it is all the way down snug agains the e-clip.
-rotate the bottom cup so that the plastic tab is straight up/away from you (12 o'clock position) - just for reference purposes.
-place the spring in the bottom cup so that BOTH of it's tabs are to the left of the bottom cup tab. The lower tab on the spring will be just to the left of the tab (11:30 position) and that means the upper tab of the spring will be around the 10 o'clock position.
-look at the drive cone, you will see the plastic tab in it that is going to engage the spring. Put this tab in the 6 o'clock position so that is closest to you while you put it on the main shaft.
-seat it fully down - notice how about 1/2 mm of the main shaft rises ABOVE the top of the drive cone (this is important later).

ok.. at this point you have:
bottom cup's tab straight up
drive cone's tab straight down
and both tabs of the spring captured between them on the LEFT side. Here's the important part:

-rotate the drive cone clockwise, until it touches the bottom cups tab (which will stop it). You will have engaged just the top tab of the spring and you'll be putting a little bit of pressure on the spring.
-now lift the drive cone straight up SLIGHTLY (maybe 1 mm) while rotating slowly clockwise and if you look closely you'll see that you can raise it so that it will go up and over the bottom cups tab BRINGING THE TOP TAB OF THE SPRING WITH YOU.
-once you are up over the bottom cup tab, snap the drive cone back down. It is now at the 1 o'clock position (on the right side of the bottom cup's tab) and you've successfully preloaded the drive spring.

One last important thing. Remember how you took note of the 1/2 mm of main shaft sticking up above the drive cone? You'll notice it likely isn't that high up right now. PRESS DOWN on the drive cone and ROCK IT BACK AND FORTH until you feel it CLICK. Then you'll see that 1/2 mm of drive shaft sticking up. Use the supplied screw and snug it down.

Your drive cone should now successfully spring back when you turn it clockwise.

 

[Skeet]

Or you could do it his way...LOL!

 

[Wozza]

i cant see where the spring goes in the drive cone.

 

[Nickyboy]

It doesn't.

The guide above is about as simple as it gets without showing you what to do. I suggest you read it a few times and study the cone looking for the a) the plastic tab underneath, b) the right spring position.

 

[Wozza]

ive done it and it springs back, now ive added battries and turns but it makes a funny noise and i dont think its spinning to its full speed.

 

[Nickyboy]

I'd say you probably put it back together wrong

I got a good step by step how to put a halo back together, with a ripdrive kit.

I'll try to dig it out and scan it when I get in from work. Do a search on google as well I might not be able to find it.

 

[lettucecheesecake]

some of em do sound weird. stick your finger in to break the beams fast and it should speed up.