Hi guys, have any of you upgraded your bearings? to what and where did you get them? Has anyone gone all out and switch to full ceramics? Anyone you know?

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ya, I change bearings before. I got it at a shop near Sim Lim tower. need to walk a bit along the main road.. The brand is SKF or something. Just bring the original bearing go down. or tell them the dimensions. The person even know I bought it for fishing use.
I tried to ask about ceramic bearing, but they probably don't have. and I 've heard about it for a while now, and there are anglers using it, but don't know where to get it locally, other than online sources. I'm expecting it to cost a bit more.while the usual bearing are quite cheap maybe $2-3, forgotten the exact price.

let's pool a group buy . . . group buy group buy . . . i also want.

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I've used ceramics, mail ordered from Boca Bearings. You need a very, very light oil, or dry lubricant for those. Otherwise they are worse off than a cleaned up, regular bearing. Also, ceramics are very noisy to run due to the light/dry lubrication.

The thing about upgrading bearings is the benefits you can gain from the higher spool speed. If you are already casting fully loosened, without use of any braking device outside of your thumb, you will benefit from higher speed bearings. If you think you are ready for higher spindle speeds, removing your current bearing shields,degreasing the bearing properly and using a lighter grade of oil should be your first step.

If you are already at this stage, then ceramics will be the next logical step.

However, if you are still requiring the aid of your braking device to control your casting, having a higher speed bearing will either mean getting more birdnests, or using more braking/heavier oil to slow the bearings. That in my mind, kinda defeats the purpose of changing to faster bearings in the first place.

Local bearing shops eg Kian Ho, International Bearings, etc do not have grades above ABEC 5. However, if you remove the ABEC 5 shields, degrease the bearings and apply a very light oil (and thoroughly clean and reoil after every trip), you can get them spin up to very high speeds already.

For a very, very light oil, try trumpet valve oil. Use 1 drop on a degreased and bone dry bearing, give it a few good spins to work the lubricant into all the balls and races, the with a blast of compressed air, blow away any excess. Your bearing on its own should be able to get free spin times of around 8-10 seconds this way.

Bearing sizes are just a description of the Outer Diameter, Inner Diameter and Thickness in mm. Invest in a pair of Vernier calipers. Measure your bearings, then call in an enquiry will save you time and a wasted trip.

HTH,

LL

LL

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Haha! My Seniors out to answer my nutcase thread.

Actually, I have use ZPI's Ceramic Hybrids. Not completely impressed. Breaks on or off... After using it for a few days, I went to order a pair of orange seals from Boca. Now still waiting for them to arrive. I think Orange Seals are Abec 7. But I am wondering - Anyone crazy enough to go FULL Ceramic? Each Full Ceramic is approx $60USD... Thats a hefty investment. Anyone think theres a benefit to a additional $120USD to go into a reel?

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