# How to upgrade response? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 2, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586 "2012-07-02T15:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuperSnSProductions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@SuperSnSProductions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperSnSProductions)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/1 "2012-07-02T15:26:32Z")
I’m modding an old transaxle yomega and I’ve widened the gap too much to use the starbursts. How can I upgrade the response so that the yo-yo will grip again? I don’t have a lathe only a drill. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/2 "2012-07-02T16:09:47Z")
Try one Ducan sili sticker. That’s what I did to my HWW after I weighted it. The starbursts alone were too weak for a good return after that. ---
**Author:** ![SuperSnSProductions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@SuperSnSProductions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperSnSProductions)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/3 "2012-07-02T16:26:59Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Try one Ducan sili sticker. That’s what I did to my HWW after I weighted it. The starbursts alone were too weak for a good return after that. Should I sand down the starbursts then put the pad where they were? There’s no recess so it may be kinda hard. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/4 "2012-07-03T21:21:01Z")
Sand down the starburst if you want, but I just put the pad over it - center it over the bearing seat. No recess - no big deal, it’s not required. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/5 "2012-07-03T22:11:50Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Sand down the starburst if you want, but I just put the pad over it - center it over the bearing seat. > No recess - no big deal, it’s not required. Yeah, friction stickers are pretty slim, it should work pretty good that way. I see Duncan doing that in some of their low-end throws like the Reflex. ---
**Author:** ![fjh123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fjh123/32/325_2.png) [@fjh123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fjh123)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/6 "2012-07-03T23:15:01Z")
If you search the world record sleep time for that type of yoyo you will see how unresponsive they can be. ---
**Author:** ![SuperSnSProductions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@SuperSnSProductions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperSnSProductions)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/7 "2012-07-04T01:24:39Z")
Thanks ;D Also how would I go about weighting it? Sorry, new to the whole modding thing. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/8 "2012-07-04T01:55:29Z")
> [@SuperSnSProductions](#): > > Thanks ;D > Also how would I go about weighting it? Sorry, new to the whole modding thing. You don’t say what the yoyo is so that’s hard to say. The HWW has screws that hold the caps on. They go from the inside. You have to unscrew the yoyo to get at them. Some Yomegas have the caps sonically welded and they can’t be removed. If you can get the caps off you can use 3/16 o-rings as weight. Or get some #10 solid core solder and cut a piece to size to make a ring that fits. If you can’t get the caps off, not much you can do that works well. ---
**Author:** ![SuperSnSProductions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@SuperSnSProductions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperSnSProductions)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-upgrade-response/39586/9 "2012-07-04T14:39:27Z")
Yomega Power Spin. Doesn’t even have caps, the posts reach too far out.