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Use the leash to carefully pull the bladder into the strut.
Position the valve and align the bladder along the strut. Close
the end of the strut.
Make sure that the tip of the valve is correctly mounted and
cannot slide freely back into the strut!
Secure the hose with a zip tie. Press the clamp on the free-
flow tube to reopen the air outlet.
Inflate the kite softly and check its shape (avoid blistering,
warpage, or large wrinkles), repeat the process several times.
Shorten the cable ties and pull the neoprene sleeve over them.
Finally, the kite should be pumped up for at least two hours ac-
cording to PSI specifications.
12.05 Strut bladder replacement or repair
Remove the free-flow hose from the strut by pushing up the
neoprene sleeves and removing the cable tie. Attach a long line
to the valve on the strut bladder.
Open the end of the strut and pull the bladder out through
this opening. The previously attached line now runs through the
chamber of the strut.
After the bladder is completely out of the strut, the line can be
removed and attached to the kite. The line remains in the body of
the strut so that the bladder can later be pulled back in.
visually check the bladder for leaks.
If the visual inspection
does not produce results, partial areas can be checked with a
sponge moistened with water.
Quick repairs can be carried out on small holes or small cracks
(e.g., by a sharp object) with a
self-adhesive bladder patch
.
The area to be repaired must be clean, dry, and free of grease. It
is advisable to roughen the area to be covered around the hole
or crack.
Check the airtightness of the bladder before pulling it back
into the tube.