# 5A - E fan, String tension issues

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [April 7, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384 "2011-04-07T20:10:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![hadoq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoq/32/688_2.png) [@hadoq](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hadoq)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/1 "2011-04-07T20:10:26Z")

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Hi, well I’m slowly getting E fan, but now it seems I have tension issues

no matter the direction I get the CW to rotate, it untwists the string, clockwise or counter clockwise, I tested both from a neutral string, and both untwist the string. Isn’t there one direction that twists and the other that untwists ?

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**Author:** ![cbaxt98](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cbaxt98/32/14060_2.png) [@cbaxt98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbaxt98)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/2 "2011-04-07T20:44:54Z")

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Hmmm, what are using as a counterweight?

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**Author:** ![hadoq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoq/32/688_2.png) [@hadoq](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hadoq)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/3 "2011-04-07T20:47:29Z")

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rubber ball usually

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**Author:** ![cbaxt98](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cbaxt98/32/14060_2.png) [@cbaxt98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbaxt98)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/4 "2011-04-07T20:49:26Z")

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> [@hadoq](#):
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> rubber ball usually

I’m not sure then…I don’t usually have that problem. Maybe try practicing it more.

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**Author:** ![hadoq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoq/32/688_2.png) [@hadoq](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hadoq)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/5 "2011-04-08T03:06:08Z")

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indeed

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@Leo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/6 "2011-04-08T03:15:08Z")

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thats just the way it goes buddy…  
Thats why Tyler Severance does a sidewinder in most of his 5a FSes

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**Author:** ![hadoq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoq/32/688_2.png) [@hadoq](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hadoq)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-e-fan-string-tension-issues/25384/7 "2011-04-08T07:38:03Z")

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> [@Leo](#):
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> thats just the way it goes buddy…  
> Thats why Tyler Severance does a sidewinder in most of his 5a FSes

hmm, that’s odd, because on the tutorial i used for E fans, the guy says that one side twists the string and the other side untwists it, which actually makes sense.

I’ll keep practicing, see what happens