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Fig.22
Fig.23
Fig.24
Fig.25
13. Working with springs
Spring strength is indicated by the coloured anodized nuts on the RC spring bar. Align-Pilates springs are made from
nickel plated music wire for the best possible performance and for smooth progressive resistance. Green is strong
(100%) , red is medium (75%) and blue is light (50%) - use in a combination to suit the desired exercise. To get
maximum life out of your springs try to vary which springs you use as much as possible. For those seeking a lighter
spring we offer an after market extra light yellow spring (25%) which requires a supported spring cover.
To change the springs position or replace the springs, go under the reformer, unclip the shock cord and unthread it
from the spring eyelets, then uncoil the spring eyelet from the pig tail bolt and release the velcro on the spring covers
so the spring can be removed. Switch the cover to the new spring and reverse this process. Springs must be re-
placed every 2 years or 3,000 hours whichever is sooner, however always replace springs immediately if there is any
sign of deformation or damage and cease using immediately.
Fig.29
14. Adjusting & Locking the Foot Bar
The C8-Pro RC has a lockable foot bar that uses a locking pin, which is
located on the side of the reformer (see Fig. 28). There is also a place to
store the pin when not in use See Fig. 29 Note: The pin does not
completely prevent movement in a backward direction but it stops a
user from falling back when pulling on the foot bar in a direction away
from the standing platform. To raise the foot bar, first ensure it is
unlocked then pull the padded bar towards you stopping at the desired
height. To lower the foot bar it helps if your hold the foot bar selector bar
as well as the padded bar to lower it to the desired height. In either case
once the desired position is achieved you can lock the bar in place with
the locking pin. Note the bar does not lock when it is all the way down.
Fig 28 shows the bar locked and Fig 29 shows the locking pin in the stor-
age position, which keeps the pin out of the way when not being used to
lock the foot bar.
Fig.28
11. How to adjust the foot strap:
To tighten - simply pull on the end of the strap.
To loosen - first loosen the strap at the D-ring and then the strap can be pulled out to be lengthened.
The foot strap is best with it passing between the legs (above the cross support and below the jump board).
10. Foot Strap installation:
1) Separate the strap in to 2 parts. Taking one half of the strap, thread the nylon loop through the eyelet on the re-
former frame under the jump board (Fig. 22)
2) Now pass the foot strap through the loop and pull tight (Fig. 23)
3) Repeat this process for the other half of the strap (Fig. 21) and finally re-thread the strap through the D-ring (Fig. 24)
and the strap is ready to use (Fig.25).
Fig.27
Fig.26
Please note there is no longer a
removable carriage stopper as there are inte-
grated carriage stoppers on the side arms of
the Spring bar (Fig.27)
12. Adjusting the rapid change (RC) spring bar
The new patent pending Rapid Change (RC) spring bar (Fig. 26), dramatically
changes the speed and ease of moving your spring bar! Simply lift it up & move
it to the desired new location. Adjusting the RC spring bar is up to 12 times faster
than moving a traditional spring bar, which required removal of springs, moving
the stopper, moving the spring bar & reattaching the springs – enjoy!
Important - The RC spring bar must always be moved with at least one
spring attached.
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