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Rc Charger

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Cell cracked
« on: February 14, 2008, 12:35:47 PM »
We had our first Cell brought to the shop today that cracked all the way around the ball.  Story goes that it wasn't left outside in the car or anything.  Just looking to see if anybody else has had this issue as of yet.  Not trying to bash the ball or ball company either, I think the cell gives a great look for most bowlers.

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2008, 01:11:39 AM »
There is not a ball out there that is immune to cracking; in my lifetime of bowling I have had 4 balls crack - 3 were ebonite(vortex III, Apex Adrenaline, V2 Dry) the other was a Brunswick ball. One of the main reasons balls are vulnerable to cracking is the incredibly fast curing process.

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2008, 03:48:16 AM »
Rob-
  Who's was it?  I was in there today and didn't see one.  I saw that Shift that was in 2 pieces though.  My Cell has a crack from the ring finger to the pin, but then again, so does every single ball I own except for 2.  I had Daryl drill my bridge wider today...Tom told me they all crack because of how I release the ball?!?!?

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2008, 05:52:19 AM »
I beleive the ball was from a woman in belvidere I don't remeber the name.  Ofcourse she was really upset.  I know that balls do crack part of the game right.  I'm going to start to throw my shift again hopefully it will crack so I can get something different.(Don) The only thing I can think of is know different than my father in law he occasionaly jacks on it late.  The ball is past his hip when he try's to hit it(lifting up on the ball).  I haven't seen you do that in awhile though.  

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2008, 08:59:33 AM »
My only issue with stories like this is I've never in my life seen a ball crack the whole way around in a single crack by itself.

Now I'd believe it if there was a 4 inch crack or something like that, but I've never seen a ball just crack in half like that.

My assumption, it cracked after drilling (which is unfortunately common) and they chose not to get it fixed or didn't see it, and it got worse with time.  Had they caught the crack after drilling they could've prevented it.  I speculate, but again, when have you ever seen a ball just crack itself the whole way around?

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2008, 10:07:05 AM »
My only issue with stories like this is I've never in my life seen a ball crack the whole way around in a single crack by itself.


All four I menchend were from one finger all around the ball to the thumb hole.

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2008, 10:43:45 AM »
I have seen everything from the tiny "spider cracks" to ones that go all the way around, myself, too.
 
No company is immune to the cracking issues because it may be a coverstock problem, or sometimes it's a filler material problem. For example, if the filler material gets too much air in the mixture it can crumble, and when it does, the support for the coverstock goes, and the ball cracks.
 
Whenever I see any "ball cracking" posts I am never surprised, but I also hope that they are isolated incidents instead of a huge problem.  The consumers need to have confidence that the manufacturers are trying to rectify any problems that are discovered, as well as the manufacturers replacing the defective balls in a timely manner.

If gone unresolved, these problems can hurt the whole industry because the average guy will be afraid to spend his hard earned cash on a new ball because he's afraid of it cracking (or whatever).  Again, it can happen to any company at any time.  Luckily, our shop's experience has been positive regarding the manufacturers standing behind their product and replacing, when necessary. I don't doubt that other shops have had similar experiences.



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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2008, 10:53:18 AM »
I've seen a crack go all the way around on a V2 Sweet my friend had but it was because he was sticking it in the oven to get the oil out. That kind of shows you why ball companies don't recommend it! lol
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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2008, 05:38:18 PM »


quote:
My only issue with stories like this is I've never in my life seen a ball crack the whole way around in a single crack by itself.

Now I'd believe it if there was a 4 inch crack or something like that, but I've never seen a ball just crack in half like that.

My assumption, it cracked after drilling (which is unfortunately common) and they chose not to get it fixed or didn't see it, and it got worse with time.  Had they caught the crack after drilling they could've prevented it.  I speculate, but again, when have you ever seen a ball just crack itself the whole way around?



Yep sure have, had a storm toohot, sitting in my closet, went to get it cracked all the way around, big enough to slip a screw driver in it (which I did to break it apart). The ball was toast so I wanted to see what was inside, which turned out to be pretty boring.

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2008, 08:23:16 PM »
Hey guys.  Been in Albuquerque all week so I haven't been on much.

Have your pro shop replace it for you.  If you have any trouble please email me your full shipping address, name and phone number at rogern@rotogrip.com.  

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2008, 08:52:17 PM »
i drilled a blue dot over the summer when raising the drill bit out the ball a piece the size of a base ball came off the ball

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2008, 09:16:45 AM »
If you want to see a ball cracked all the way around, I can post some pics.  Bridge is just fine not less than 1/4".  It went from the pin, which is more than 1" away from the fingers, then it went all the way around.

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Re: Cell cracked
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2008, 09:29:30 AM »
seen a tropical crack from the middle finger to the track and aroung the bal via the track tthen back to the thumb
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