Found ! - limited "In-Stock" Akios dynaMax 6-pin centrifugal brake assembly

[Casker]

I have initiated several web searches for the Akios c/brake assembly to modify the mech' braking on my vintage Abu Ambassadeur 6500, but always ending up with "Out of Stock". Well, I stumbled across a few "In-stock" at tacklebox.shop today !

I only need 1 right now, but have ordered 2 cos they are definitely scarce and I may well get a 2nd vintage Abu reel idc.
Best get your socks on if you're also looking to "mod*" the centrifugal 2-pin braking on your vintage Abu 6000/6500 (or Akios reels) to a 6-pin for a greater range of mech' brake adjustments.

[ Definitely a luxury to have multi-means of braking - mag+centrifugal - thank you Abu ! And thank you Akios for a compatible 6-pin replacement without replacing the 2-slot pinion & with more-easily sourced replacement brake-shoes (over time). I prefer to keep anything "vintage" authentic, but on this occasion I'm going for the "mod'" ! I can always reverse. ]

 

[wingnut55]

Plenty of genuine Abu ones on ebay mate.

Ian.

 

[Casker]

Plenty of genuine Abu ones on ebay mate.

Ian.

What (!?) - an Abu 6-pin module that matches-up with an older Abu 2-slot pinion ?? I haven't found one.

Happy to be advised otherwise, but, to my knowledge, Abu's 6-pin plastic module won't work without replacing the (older) 2-slot pinion with a 4-slot one.
On the other hand, the Akios assembly works with the existing Abu 2-slot pinion on older 6000 & 6500 Abu's.

What Akios has done is take the more modern plastic 6-pin Abu brake module (with round lugs) and clipped a metal ring, with rectangular lugs, to it which matches with the original 2-slot pinion - slightly "bulkier", but apparently it all clips onto the spool's brake seat without even re-installing the original retaining spring-clip.

I'll verify once my order of the Akios modules has arrived.

 

[wingnut55]

Genuine ABU 6 pin break assemblies I meant.

Ian.

 

[blakdog is back]

tacklebox.shop

They use free, self-verified letsencrypt SSL ... thats very professional

 

[Trampster]

I'm very wary of these 'dot shop' domains.
One of my email addresses was put out on the web recently after the company that I registered it with got hacked again.
I've recently had about 60 scam emails, all from 'dot shop' domains.

Thankfully I have my own domain name and register a different address for every company I use, so instantly know who the culprit is.

 

[Casker]

Thankfully I have my own domain name and register a different address for every company I use, so instantly know who the culprit is.

Good idea. I use several also (across 3 domains), but never thought of that ploy ! It's not the scam e-mails (usually easily identified) that annoy so much as the scam telephone calls. I now rarely pick-up for unknown numbers, but sometimes I get caught out ... "Hello is this Mr Casker - Im calling from the National Fraud Agency & you have been reported for fraudulent transactions .... " - did they really think that opener would keep my attention? Chinese companies seem to be the worst for selling-on contacts - on the very vary very rare occasions I've order from a Chinese seller I've subsequently received a flush of scam calls.

 

[Casker]

They use free, self-verified letsencrypt SSL ... thats very professional

There are potential Pooh Traps everywhere these days !!

 

[Trampster]

Good idea. I use several also (across 3 domains), but never thought of that ploy ! It's not the scam e-mails (usually easily identified) that annoy so much as the scam telephone calls. I now rarely pick-up for unknown numbers, but sometimes I get caught out ... "Hello is this Mr Casker - Im calling from the National Fraud Agency & you have been reported for fraudulent transactions .... " - did they really think that opener would keep my attention? Chinese companies seem to be the worst for selling-on contacts - on the very vary very rare occasions I've order from a Chinese seller I've subsequently received a flush of scam calls.

I don't mind the scam calls - they allow me to exercise my local vocabulary and tell them to feck off, plus other similar expletives!
Plus they only take up a few seconds. We (thankfully) don't get many on the landline now, and every one I mark as Scam/Spam on the mobile automatically get blocked & reported. All of our numbers are on the TPS, and the landline is ex-directory, but they still occasionaly find a way through.

 

[blakdog is back]

There are potential Pooh Traps everywhere these days !!

Its commercial negligence if they have a data loss .... I'm yet to come across a commercial insurer that considers these free types of SSL compliant (for very good reasons).

 

[wingnut55]

Do you envisage ever receiving the item Casker..

Ian.

 

[Casker]

Do you envisage ever receiving the item Casker..

Ian.

Royal Mail 1st class postage for the order so should drop though letter-box 2mor.
I've already been reimbursed £0.76 Royal Mail postage on my 2nd purchase (when I decided to buy a 2nd one) cos my two orders were close enough to make a single parcel possible. As of now, I have no reason to question Tacklebox.shop's integrity,

(Just re-checked Tacklebox site - now only one of these particular Akios 6-pin cassettes left in-stock ! I recall they were advertising 4 in-stock when I ordered my 2. )

 

[Casker]

Do you envisage ever receiving the item Casker..

Ian.

Arrived today (2nd class mail in the event, but heh!). Installed & the 6-pin cassette is a tight (i.e. secure) fit on the spool and in the existing Abu 2-groove drive pinion. I'm happy @ a fiver per piece.

No surge of scam emails so far !

 

[Casker]

Much surprised at how much braking those 6 little plastic shoes produce - likely to be backing off a few very shortly !