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schwortz
Social climber
"close to everything = not at anything", ca
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Sep 16, 2010 - 11:00pm PT
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yo tico!
you got it - cassin blitz.
didnt realize it before but now i see the post above
it was a funky piece...
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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Sep 17, 2010 - 08:12am PT
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I’m sorry to be late… tico seems to be right.
The Blitz were marketed by CASSIN (Italia) and created by Martin Gutsche in 1987 .
Some more info: Patent DE 37 17 027. 8 December 1988. In the Cassin catalog 1991, the Blitz are numbered as #1, #2 and #3. Lighter than a SLCD of a similar size. The color anodized part must be placed upside, the non anodized part being downside.
Steve, your prototypes with coil springs are superb!
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Disaster Master
Sport climber
Arcata / Santa Rosa, CA
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Sep 17, 2010 - 11:26am PT
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Anyone got a pic of these in a crack?
How did they work? I can't (cough, cough)remember?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 17, 2010 - 12:20pm PT
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The small one on the left is as it would be situated in a crack. When loaded, the hitched sling draws the mobile ends toward each other and the scissor action provides the holding power.
The design flaw in a parallel placement is that the load transfer in a shock loading situation is too quick to allow the mechanism to bite and maintain its position. Loading in a conventional cam is prompt and direct.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 18, 2010 - 06:56pm PT
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Are these your units, Melissa?
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 12:15am PT
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J says "yes".
I can't remember the OP or the conversation that led to it at all.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2010 - 10:32am PT
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Perhaps the answer wafts around in one of the Smokin' Partner threads?!? LOL
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