Response pads sort of disintegrating?

Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
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A bunch of my yoyo’s pads sort of melted or shrunk. It is pretty humid where I am, so is it because I had left the string on the bearing?

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the humidity probably has something to do with it. do you leave them in an air-conditioned place?

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No, I don’t

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do you have an air-conditioned place you can put them?

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Well, right now I’m not in the USA so I only have one place that has an AC but it needs to be cleaned.

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ah, ok, i understand. are you usually in the US?

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Maybe around half of the year.

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honestly, if the pads get worse, try replacing one set of the pads, and see if it happens again. :+1:

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Yeah, it was probably just because I had left the strings on the yoyos and it’s really humid where I am.

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Also, thanks for the help!

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my pleasure, glad i could help. :smiley:

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What type of pads are you talking about? Brands, material?

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I wondered about this… for long term storage strings may be a bad idea?

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You could try storing your yoyos in an airtight container with some silica gel packs.

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I ate all my silica gel packs. I was hungry

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I steep mine in hot water. Makes a zesty tea.

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Also, when your told not to do something…

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I just use the ones inside my yoyos when I buy them.

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