?'s about cam timing
 

How do you tell if your cams are in time and if they are out how do you retime them? Also can a solo cam get out of time?

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

If the top and bottom cams don't roll over at the same time, they're out of time. Depends on the bow how you retime, short answer is you change the length of the cable at the cam attachment. No, a single cam can't go out of time, because there is only one cam to roll over.
Darrel

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

A single cam CAN go out of time. It can't go out of synchronization.

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

Broker-

Like Len said, since by its very name- a ONE CAM, there is no synchronization to deal with. But the can go out of time.

Big difference between the two aspects. A one cam bow is designed so that the cam is in an optimal position rest, so that when the bow is draw to a certain draw length, the cam's orientation provides the best performance of nock travel, noise, shock, etc...

If you rotate the "at rest" position of a single cam bow by 10 degrees- you'll still be able to draw and shoot it. How would it perform? Not well.

That's why single cam manufacturers have draw length RANGES on cam modules. If timing of a single cam wasn't important- than why not have just one cam for everyone?

Edited by - Black Frog on 01/18/2002 18:31:00

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

Sorry guys, I answered too briefly I suppose. I agree a single cam can get out of adjustment, but I feel that is a static adjustment, not dynamic. I thought it was generally accepted that when referring to cam timing that you were talking about cam synchronization of two cams, (have to have two cams to be in time with each other). But yes, I agree a one cam can get out of adjustment. Guess it's a matter of semantics.
Regards,
Darrel

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

Broker,

Single cams can be out of time, not just adjustment! There is an acceptable range that the cam is still in time with, after that it is out of time and needs adjustment.

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

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The Mouse

RE: ?'s about cam timing
 

Probably the easiest way to tell if your twin cam is out of sync is you will feel two distinct walls or &quot;bumps&quot; going into full draw. The best way to set your cams is drawing the bow to full draw and making sure your cables bottom contact your draw stops at the same time (and leave at the same time when you let up). Static adjustment with the cams at rest can be deceiving because if you have two limbs with slightly different deflection rates, cams set at rest will reach the wall out of sync when drawn.