06 Binary Cam timing gaps, and tuning info.

[Rick James]

Anyone have the info that is supposed to be available at the dealer for tuning timing gaps on the06 binary cams? According to their site and the 06 manual that is on it, they say the following.

For optimum performance and correct timing, your BowTech is factory preset with the correct distance between the module screw and the limb. Contact your dealer for specific timing gaps for each bow model.

Does anyone have these specs for each model, and can they post them here for all to see? Unfortunately, the dealer I bought my bow from is 90 miles away, I prefer to tune my own bows.

Also, I thought I heard on here rumors that the bows were supposed to have a second draw stop peg to prevent 100% letoff situations from occuring.........my constitution only has one?

Hopefully people can use this thread as the "official tune your 06 binary cam bow" thread........

Does anyone have a solid process for tuning these? I know on the 05' Allegiances, people said to take the string lobe, make it 1/16" above the limb, and then put 2 turns into the cable to get it to 80% letoff. Anyone have similar info for the 06' models yet?

[MilDotMaster]

You have to adjustdraw stop pegin small increments to get it from 65% let-off to 80% let-off. I wish I had my bow here in front of me...there is a way to count the tick marks on camand those marksrelate to your draw length. It only takes about 30 seconds when you know what mark to adjust it to.I don't want to guess and get you in a 100% or overlet-off situation. My advice is to email BowTech tech services with your bow specs, cam style and draw length and they will tell you what tick mark to slide draw stop peg to, better yet just call them on the phone. They did that for me, so they will do it for you. Being able to make fine adjustments is a good thing so you can get the wall to feel the way you prefer it.

As far as tuning goes, my local dealer gota little bentabout that very same question. Apparently he is tired of people thinking they have to tune these new binary cam systems like we have had to with the other (older)style cams. He said there is no need to tune anything, that is the beauty of the binary cam system. If somebody else from BowTech has other facts, I would love to hear it.

[Rick James]

Just emailed them. I assume they will respond soon.

[walks with a gimp]

There are stops on the modules now to prevent accidental lock up on the '06 bows. It was only a problem if you removed the draw stop post on the '05's or if you twisted the cables out of spec. The new mods will prevent this.

[Rick James]

ORIGINAL: walks with a gimp

There are stops on the modules now to prevent accidental lock up on the '06 bows. It was only a problem if you removed the draw stop post on the '05's or if you twisted the cables out of spec. The new mods will prevent this.

Now I know what you mean.......I swapped the mods out on mine last night to 29.5" and saw those. Still hoping someone posts the specs for tuning gap.

[Rick James]

Just got this from Pat.

Matthew,

On the 2006 Constitution the cams should be set with the bottom edge of the
tooling holes even with the edge of the limbs. This is just a quick
reference point and the let off will need to be checked to see if any
adjustments need to be made.

If you've backed the limbs out 2 1/2 turns you may need to move the stop
towards the short end to reduce the valley a little which will give you less
let off.

Both cams don't need to bet set exactly the same and in many cases they
aren't. They'll tune fine this way.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask them.

Regards,

Pat Dinan
Technical Support
BowTech & Diamond Archery
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[BowTech_Shooter]

ORIGINAL: Rick James

Just got this from Pat.

For some reason I thought I'd see this copy and pasted here...

[Rick James]

ORIGINAL: BowTech_Shooter

For some reason I thought I'd see this copy and pasted here...

Pat - just sent another question to you........

[MilDotMaster]

Pat,

Can you release some more details on these new bows. I would also like to see this be a spot to come and read about how to make small adjustments to my 2006 bow if necessary.

For example: I have both smooth and fast cams, is there anything I need to be aware of (beside the obvious) when switching them back and forth. Does the let-off always remain the same for both cams or does the stop peg have to be in different locations to reach the same let-off when switching cams back and forth?

Another question as an example: let's say I cut my arrows to minimums with the smooth cams installed, will these arrows now be too short with fast cams installed? Any other good tips would be appreciated.