CHAMP198

what do you all do to sync your Binary cams.....i put on new strings and cables and want to get this thing synced....i have heard that the dot deal is not the best way so what do you do? Greg can you help shed some light
its a 2008 Guardian

brucelanthier

Draw the bow and watch the rotation of the camsand twist or untwista particularcam's cable to sync them up.

KodiakArcher

Which requires a drawing board if you're going to do it yourself.

brucelanthier

I have a hook on my ceiling joist in my basement shop. I put the string on that and pull the bow down. Not as easy as a draw board but effective, at least for me. I can look at the cams while rasing and lowering, even in small amounts. You just have to make sure you are paying attention to the rollover on the way back up LOL

bigcountry

Exactly, a drawing board will work, but who wants to store something that big when its a simple procedure to sync them.

KodiakArcher

I've got a similar setup but it's mounted on a post support with a lightweight boat crank bolted to the bottom of the post. Bow goes on the hook, crank gets attached with a piece of release rope to the "D" loop. That way I can stop cranking and examine things at any point in the draw cycle, much like a draw board. (And no scary jump at the cam roll-over!)

brucelanthier

Now there's some food for thought. A vertical draw board. That just might work in my cramped little space .

CHAMP198

OK guys that makes sense now how do you know what cable to twist what way....do you use some kind of referance on the cams to make sure they are in sync? or do you just measure both cams during the draw cycle then make an adjustment and do it all over again to see if you need to go more or less?...how is the process on this

KodiakArcher

You'll have to think it through when you look at it but putting more twists in the cable shortens it. See which needs to be shortened, let down, press it, put a couple twists in it, unpress it, draw it back and check it again... back and forth until you get it right. It really helps if you've got a quality press. Once you get some experience with it you'll get an idea of how many twists it's going to take to move it one way or another but as with all things, the learning curve is steepest in the beginning.

Greg / MO

Sorry I'm just now getting to ya, but looks like the guys have handled it for me. I agree, I ensure the timing on my bows is correct by simply pulling down on it while it's on my Coffey digital scale. I can pull as much or little as I need to and back it off ever-so-slightly before the cables contact the stops to see which one's hitting first or eventually to ensure they're both contacting the stops (or just shy of it, ideally)

Look at these pictures and they should tell you everything you need to know about syncing your bow's cams; admittedly, they're taken using an Allegiance, but the same principles apply.