# How do you make bearings louder? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129 "2011-06-10T05:16:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **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:** [June 10, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/1 "2011-06-10T05:16:39Z")
This may sound stupid, but I have bearings, and I kinda dont like how there to quiet (my preference) and I want to make them louder. How can I do this? ---
**Author:** ![Swatnoodle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/swatnoodle/32/855_2.png) [@Swatnoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Swatnoodle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/2 "2011-06-10T05:17:19Z")
I guess if you cleaned them and didn’t lube them after, they would be loud ---
**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:** [June 10, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/3 "2011-06-10T05:21:32Z")
> [@Swatnoodle](#): > > I guess if you cleaned them and didn’t lube them after, they would be loud I cleaned them, and they became quiet. haha thats whats real weird… ---
**Author:** ![Swatnoodle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/swatnoodle/32/855_2.png) [@Swatnoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Swatnoodle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/4 "2011-06-10T05:24:10Z")
well they tend to be more quiet if you don’t lube them… I don’t think you can make them louder without putting stuff inside edit: what bearing is it? ---
**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:** [June 10, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/5 "2011-06-10T05:29:52Z")
> [@Swatnoodle](#): > > well they tend to be more quiet if you don’t lube them… > > I don’t think you can make them louder without putting stuff inside > > edit: what bearing is it? Its an unknown bearing. haha I have the shields off right now. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/6 "2011-06-10T06:06:50Z")
find dirt. put it in dirt. instant loudness but no spin ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/7 "2011-06-10T06:35:51Z")
Find a really small pick-up. Magnetic might work best, but who knows, maybe an acoustic type might be good. It’s gotta be really small though as you’ve got serious size constraints. Find a compact RF transmitter to broadcast the signal. I’d say with the frequency range, companding won’t be a concern or issue. You might want to make it frequency agile and use it with a dual diversity receiver to improve signal reception. External LPDA antennas work best, coupled to an antenna amp/distro unit, but might not be absolutely necessary. Find a battery that is still compact but powerful enough to give you at least an hour per battery. Connect to a professional mixing console going to a large PA. I can run it to my 13,200 watt mains, and cover 2500 people no problem. That gonna be loud enough for ya? ---
**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:** [June 11, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/8 "2011-06-11T02:52:59Z")
> [@CarlG](#): > > find dirt. put it in dirt. instant loudness but no spin Thanks this worked great! haha ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/9 "2011-06-11T03:07:31Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > Find a really small pick-up. Magnetic might work best, but who knows, maybe an acoustic type might be good. It’s gotta be really small though as you’ve got serious size constraints. > > Find a compact RF transmitter to broadcast the signal. I’d say with the frequency range, companding won’t be a concern or issue. You might want to make it frequency agile and use it with a dual diversity receiver to improve signal reception. External LPDA antennas work best, coupled to an antenna amp/distro unit, but might not be absolutely necessary. > > Find a battery that is still compact but powerful enough to give you at least an hour per battery. > > Connect to a professional mixing console going to a large PA. I can run it to my 13,200 watt mains, and cover 2500 people no problem. That gonna be loud enough for ya? It needs to be a little louder ---
**Author:** ![DByoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dbyoyoer/32/852_2.png) [@DByoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DByoyoer)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/10 "2011-06-11T22:54:25Z")
Get a 10 ball, clean it, don’t lube it and it will be loud. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/11 "2011-06-11T23:09:20Z")
> [@DByoyoer](#): > > Get a 10 ball, clean it, don’t lube it and it will be loud. Why a ten ball? Ten balls are meant to be quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/12 "2011-06-11T23:35:52Z")
have you ever played a perfectly dry 10 ball? trust me, its loud ---
**Author:** ![DByoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dbyoyoer/32/852_2.png) [@DByoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DByoyoer)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/13 "2011-06-11T23:51:47Z")
> [@CarlG](#): > > have you ever played a perfectly dry 10 ball? > > trust me, its loud See. I didn’t even clean one of mine and it got loud from playing it for 3-4 hours per day for about a week. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/14 "2011-06-14T01:22:37Z")
> [@dynikus](#): > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > Find a really small pick-up. Magnetic might work best, but who knows, maybe an acoustic type might be good. It’s gotta be really small though as you’ve got serious size constraints. > > > > Find a compact RF transmitter to broadcast the signal. I’d say with the frequency range, companding won’t be a concern or issue. You might want to make it frequency agile and use it with a dual diversity receiver to improve signal reception. External LPDA antennas work best, coupled to an antenna amp/distro unit, but might not be absolutely necessary. > > > > Find a battery that is still compact but powerful enough to give you at least an hour per battery. > > > > Connect to a professional mixing console going to a large PA. I can run it to my 13,200 watt mains, and cover 2500 people no problem. That gonna be loud enough for ya? > > It needs to be a little louder How’s a 140dB C-weighted at the back of the venue at peak? (I prefer to keep my mixes around 98-107db, save the ears, but you’ll still feel the bass kick you in the chest nice and clean like a mule!) ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/15 "2011-06-14T05:52:20Z")
Put in some sand and seal it with the shield? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bunsoy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@bunsoy1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bunsoy1)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/16 "2011-06-14T06:29:25Z")
When you clean your bearing blow it dry with compressed air. ---
**Author:** ![czyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@czyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/czyoyo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-bearings-louder/27129/17 "2011-06-17T12:22:24Z")
LOL I wish I had this problem. 😛