# Phenom aluminum

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [May 5, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454 "2012-05-05T10:48:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Meno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@Meno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Meno)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454/1 "2012-05-05T10:48:56Z")

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hey , i have 3 phenoms  
black , pink and one nickel plated  
the pink one plays similar to nickled but the black one plays like plastic  
is it made from different aluminum?

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### Author: ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454/2 "2012-05-05T15:49:44Z")

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> [@Meno](#):
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> hey , i have 3 phenoms  
> black , pink and one nickel plated  
> the pink one plays similar to nickled but the black one plays like plastic  
> is it made from different aluminum?

Is the black one from the latest “post Mickey” runs? I’m wondering if some changes were made.

Just to check, does it have a KK bearing in it?

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### Author: ![Meno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@Meno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Meno)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454/3 "2012-05-06T09:25:06Z")

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no its mickey run .  
theyre all the same run

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### Author: ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454/4 "2012-05-06T15:03:20Z")

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> [@Meno](#):
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> no its mickey run .  
> theyre all the same run

I’m not sure then. Maybe you got a bad bearing or it needs to be cleaned?

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### Author: ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-aluminum/37454/5 "2012-05-06T15:29:36Z")

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Are the caps in on the black Phenom? Caps can usually give a yoyo a hollow feel.
