# CRACKED YOYOFACTORY NORTHSTAR ! **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [November 13, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850 "2010-11-13T00:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/1 "2010-11-13T00:53:18Z")
Wow. My northstar cracked and I havent used it in 1 day.[tr][td][/td][/tr] ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/2 "2010-11-13T01:06:26Z")
PICTURE!!! ;D ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/3 "2010-11-13T01:35:29Z")
> [@Vivo](#): > > PICTURE!!! > ;D Sorry, lol yye was taking awhile to let me attach photos. but there up now ---
**Author:** ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/4 "2010-11-13T02:03:15Z")
Dude that sucks I would contact yye and yyf and see what ya can do ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/5 "2010-11-13T02:16:50Z")
> [@laxdude99](#): > > Dude that sucks I would contact yye and yyf and see what ya can do I emailed yyf and im going to see IF i can get a new one or something. doubt i will though. ---
**Author:** ![sushiboy96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sushiboy96](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sushiboy96)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/6 "2010-11-13T02:25:10Z")
how did it crack? ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/7 "2010-11-13T02:38:56Z")
> [@sushiboy96](#): > > how did it crack? Literally, NO IDEA. I havent used it in a day, it has not been touched or move around. Then i came home today to find it cracked when i havent even used it in a day. I think YoYoFactory should make there yoyo’s out of a better plastic. ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/8 "2010-11-13T03:03:37Z")
YF will replace it, you have to send that one back though. ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/9 "2010-11-13T03:20:48Z")
> [@Paolo](#): > > YF will replace it, you have to send that one back though. Do you think they would give me a protostar instead ? since its worth the same value ? ← stupid question but im dying to know the answer haha ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/10 "2010-11-13T03:21:59Z")
> [@ItzChris](#): > > > [@Paolo](#): > > > > YF will replace it, you have to send that one back though. > > Do you think they would give me a protostar instead ? since its worth the same value ? ← stupid question but im dying to know the answer haha If you asked them to, they probably would, but I don’t know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![sushiboy96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sushiboy96](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sushiboy96)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/11 "2010-11-13T03:37:31Z")
would you still recomend the yoyo? ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/12 "2010-11-13T03:46:12Z")
> [@sushiboy96](#): > > would you still recomend the yoyo? now that mine cracked, no. But before it cracked it was a good yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![gtyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/34f0e0/32.png) [@gtyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gtyoyo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/13 "2010-11-13T08:18:13Z")
That looks like a crack caused by temperature change. I’m not sure if this is true of yoyos, but bowling balls made of plastic can crack if you leave it on a cold surface (such as a marble floor). This is probably because the plastic that touches the cold floor is cooled and shrinks, while the core, made of a different material, doesn’t shrink as quickly. I suppose the weight rings in the protostar/northstar are not made of the same plastic, thus the plastic portion of the yoyo gets cracked when you cool it. I guess this is one reason why metals are better than plastics. I’ve yet to see metal crack. To prevent plastics from cracking, you can use a bag or cloth, to keep the yoyo from touching the cold surface/floor. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo_yo_ma_x/32/187_2.png) [@Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_Yo_Ma_X)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/14 "2010-11-15T01:31:17Z")
yeah the weight rings are fitted really tight in the northstar, so the right ding or some plastic shrinkage will cause a stress fracture. YYF will replace it. 99.9% sure. their customer service is legendary. ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cracked-yoyofactory-northstar/20850/15 "2010-11-15T23:32:49Z")
YYF is sending me a new ns. thanks everybody for the help, thread closed.