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Does this sound like and oxeymoron?

So I went to the C3's to save cost.

The cam is shot ......

Donating it to Muir Vally R&D department (ie Rick Weber)

The head got compressed in the fall and the main axel is bent....(wow that sounded sexual).....you can get the lobes to engage with two hands and about a minute of work, not something I really want to try while climbing....

I'm sure the tensil strengh is fine but, unless I'm going to use it for aid climbing (i'm not) its really not worth it to keep for practical use

Gaar wrote:I was just wondering what some people who have been doing trad longer then me would do in this situation.

me? i'd throw it on the rack, not give it a second thought. aid climbing will subject the piece to more cumulative abuse on one route, just about guaranteed. IMO, the axles and lobes will defore before that particular cable will snap. of course, you realize that the piece is rated for 8kN to begin with, right? that's only 1800lbs. caveat: one should NEVER rely on a single piece of gear to save oneself from certain death or mutilation. if faced with such a situation, it would be prudent to place an additional piece from the same stance before advancing, no matter how new the initial piece is. sometimes rock fails before the gear does.

If you're hesitant to use it, I would really suggest sending it in. I had a C4 with lobes that stuck really bad. I didn't know how it happened or how long I'd had the cam. I sent it to BD and they gave me a brand new one, no questions asked. Worse case scenario, they send it back with the recommendation that you retire it.

On the other hand, I think it looks fine and would definitely continue to climb on it.

Jordan

Gaar wrote:Does this sound like and oxeymoron?

So I went to the C3's to save cost.

The cam is shot ......

Donating it to Muir Vally R&D department (ie Rick Weber)

The head got compressed in the fall and the main axel is bent....(wow that sounded sexual).....you can get the lobes to engage with two hands and about a minute of work, not something I really want to try while climbing....

I'm sure the tensil strengh is fine but, unless I'm going to use it for aid climbing (i'm not) its really not worth it to keep for practical use

Maybe I should have read this before my last post. I still think you should send it in though. It's worth a few bucks shipping if you get a new cam out of the deal. And if not, give it to Rick for testing.