Panda Power: A Racket That Can Take 40lbs. String Tension!

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  1. kwun

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    you guys are *nuts*!!!
     
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    Well, at least he's wearing *protection*. :p:D
     
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    This Panda's not crazy, Panda's never strung a racket over 43lbs., honestly!

    Noah, yeah that guy's bonkers, 44lbs. and stuff, craziness!
     
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    I call them MAD Panda!
     
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    now i am tempted.

    where is my ZM70 and my safety glasses?
     
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    Hi Kwun,

    Please take the following into consideration

    1) Can your turn-table's fixed clamp hold up to 50lbs of force?
    2) It must be a brand-new PP Ultra II, never strung before
    3) You need to upgrade the U-shape grommets to the BEST ONE(please purchase from Panda)
    4) Please don't use flying clamp.
    5) Please wear eye-guards

     
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    Now I'M tempted to do this.
     
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    singnflip4life,

    If you don't have a brand-new PP U2, please do not use my tension chart to string. It might likely imploded your racket while tensioning.

     
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    There is a video, will be uploaded to youtube.
     
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    This is just like those videos they show of kids riding their bikes off of roofs, etc. "Don't try this at home," they say -- knowing perfectly well that a dozen 14yo meatheads already have their ladders out. :rolleyes:
    Boys will be boys. Have fun. Just be sure to count your fingers after *boom*. :p
     
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    I was only tempted. Trust me, I have no need for a 40+ pound racket.
     
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    If it's going to be strung that tight, can't you just use like metal wire instead of a poly string?
     
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    if can get 86-88gram with 300-305mm, then 10 pieces please.
    what would be the final color ?

     
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    Actually, metal won't be able to take the strain. It's not elastic and too soft for that kind of tension...at least in a strength somewhat similar to Badminton string. The tension is ~530N/mm² for a 44lbs .7mm string, more than most alloyed steels are able to take. When you hit the shuttle, that tension increases by a great amount as well....I think kwun once tried to string a racket with some wire, it didn't go too well^^
     
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    87g/300mm.

    red one looks yummy.
     
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    uploading video, ETA 3+ hours. may have audio-video sync issue, not sure yet. maybe none.
     
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    was there something special with the first pull? you double pulled at 43lbs but never re-pulled. so effectively the middle mains are only 23lbs each?
     
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    as indicated by the amount the tension head movement at the 2nd mains, you are not getting full tension for the first pull. just 23lbs each.
     
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    I do not pull 2 string for the beginning when I string normally. I did many small changes just to make sure it will work. If I re-pull the string will likely to snap. Question is are the middle mains are at 43/2 lbs? I am not sure but that's the only way I'll start this.
     

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