# Shinwoo zen 5 question **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [February 7, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564 "2011-02-07T21:59:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 7, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/1 "2011-02-07T21:59:25Z")
um… so i got my zen 5 in mail today, and ive had it for about 2 hours. already been through 5 strings. with my dark magic II though, Ive only gone through 1 maybe 2 a day. Is it just bad strings, or is it the fact that the rubber response has ridges??? its geting annoying. Also these strings are brand new, 100% polyester, made by YYE. also, would a YYF slim pad fit in the zen 5, like it does in a DMII? Or is the yoyo defective. and NO the string is not in between the housing and the bearing. I put my string on while its closed.hmmf ---
**Author:** ![bigj122802](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@bigj122802](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigj122802)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/2 "2011-02-08T02:23:19Z")
that sounds like a defective yoyo. Have you looked for some scratches or rough areas in the inner walls? I just got a zen5 about a week ago and I have only changed strings on it once. I am also using yye 100% poly strings. and about the pads I"m not quite sure if the yyf slim pad will fit. I have never tried that with any of my zens, I have just silied them with red rtv instead. I hope this helps out. P.S I just looked at my zen 5 and it looks like the pads might fit. It’s worth a try 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 8, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/3 "2011-02-08T02:28:41Z")
im just gonna exchange for a dv888 ---
**Author:** ![Aldo8250](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Aldo8250](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Aldo8250)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/4 "2011-02-08T02:33:18Z")
Is it on the flat side of the rubber response? because you can flip the response and it is less friction causing less strings to break. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/5 "2011-02-08T02:45:30Z")
yes its on the flat side… I already said… the stupid housing for the response is where its breaking… also look above… ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/6 "2011-02-08T02:47:51Z")
I think it’s a problem caused by the beadblasting just above the response system. You can fix this by rubbing that part down with a leather belt, and just rub it to wear down the beadblasting. That’s basically at least what sounds like the problem to me. ---
**Author:** ![maranellokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/maranellokid/32/372_2.png) [@maranellokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/maranellokid)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/7 "2011-02-08T03:13:40Z")
its not beadblasted ---
**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:** [February 8, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/8 "2011-02-08T03:15:12Z")
huh ??? ---
**Author:** ![bigj122802](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@bigj122802](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigj122802)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/9 "2011-02-08T06:12:42Z")
If you don’t want to go to all that trouble than yeah just exchange it. I have zen’s 1,2,3 and 5 I have never had any of them go through string like that. So in saying all of that I would say that it is the yoyo’s fault and not the yoyoer’s fault. It happens every once in a while. The customer service here is awesome so I’m sure you would’nt have a problem with that. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinwoo-zen-5-question/23564/10 "2011-02-08T11:52:30Z")
ya i know YYE service is totally awesome. all last night I was talking to them via email. they even agreed to hold a Dv888 for me!!