# North star not sleeping long enough **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 28, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227 "2010-12-28T01:59:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasperjeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jasperjeng](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasperjeng)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/1 "2010-12-28T01:59:12Z")
I have a north star. It has a little crack barely noticable, and does not affect the play. The spacers has many dents . The bearing is okay. and my response is flowable silicone. And the black arrows that aligns the yo yo… I can’t align it. If i close it all the way, the caps will pop out and crack. That’s about it. My North star can only sleep for 1 minutes MAX, barely 1 minute sometime. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/2 "2010-12-28T02:07:53Z")
> [@jasperjeng](#): > > I have a north star. > > It has a little crack barely noticable, and does not affect the play. > The spacers has many dents . > The bearing is okay. > and my response is flowable silicone. > > And the black arrows that aligns the yo yo… > I can’t align it. > If i close it all the way, the caps will pop out and crack. > That’s about it. > > My North star can only sleep for 1 minutes MAX, barely 1 minute sometime. Ouch, Contact YYF. ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/3 "2010-12-28T02:12:02Z")
Well then, you know what’s causing that it seems. ---
**Author:** ![jasperjeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jasperjeng](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasperjeng)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/4 "2010-12-28T02:15:03Z")
So i should just contact the yo yo factory? ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/5 "2010-12-28T02:20:00Z")
> [@jasperjeng](#): > > So i should just contact the yo yo factory? And Yoyoexpert. Yoyoexpert: [http://yoyoexpert.com/contact.html](http://yoyoexpert.com/contact.html) Yoyofactory: [http://www.yoyofactory.com/contact/index.php](http://www.yoyofactory.com/contact/index.php) ---
**Author:** ![jasperjeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jasperjeng](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasperjeng)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/6 "2010-12-28T02:33:08Z")
what should i tell them? And wut wuld be the point in contacting them? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/7 "2010-12-28T03:18:45Z")
If you bought at yye they may be able to fix or send you a new northstar Yoyofactory will probably give you an apology and help you out ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/8 "2010-12-28T03:39:32Z")
YYF would be the people to call or email. They have superior customer service. ---
**Author:** ![jasperjeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jasperjeng](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasperjeng)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/9 "2010-12-28T04:07:10Z")
I just emailed them my problem, hope helps comes. ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/10 "2010-12-28T17:46:39Z")
> [@jasperjeng](#): > > I just emailed them my problem, hope helps comes. Yoyoexpert could help to. Just in case, I would try them too. ---
**Author:** ![OMLORyoyo69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e36b37/32.png) [@OMLORyoyo69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/OMLORyoyo69)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/11 "2010-12-28T18:51:36Z")
1. the arrows arent supposed to align perfectly. When you unscrew it once, it makes it impossible to get them perfect. 2. The problem could be your throw. Can you get higher sleep times on other yoyos? 3. Maybe the spacers are halting the bearing’s spin. Maybe get replacements here [YoYoFactory Spacers – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/124/YYF-Spacers) 4)Northstars have a tendancy to crack. For this reason, still contact Yoyofactory. I hope this was helpful 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jasperjeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jasperjeng](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasperjeng)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-not-sleeping-long-enough/22227/12 "2010-12-28T22:38:32Z")
Okay, well yoyoexpert didn’t help at all. All they said was to check if I used too much thin lube. My throws are perfect. And spacers… don’t think I can get them. It’s a bit expensive. Since it is 4.99 plus tax, and shipping fee is about 5 dollars for me… Mom thinks it’s a rip off for me. So I’m only allowed to buy yo yos