wingnut 0 #1 October 24, 2004 anyone know any info on this release system??? is it the "strapwell" i've heard abut before??? cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=310&item=7107782207&rd=1 ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrochute 2 #2 October 24, 2004 strapwells?they look like the r&j releases that r&j parachutes of vallejo california came up with in 1978 or 79 .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #3 October 24, 2004 Chrysalis release system was briefly popular in the North Wet, but never gained popularity anywhere else. Works fine, but was far more expensive to manufacture than 3-Ring because machining tolerances have to be much tighter. Besides, 3-Ring dominated the skydiving market before Chrysalis was introduced. Chrysalis is basically 3 aluminum plates that mesh together and are together by a loop and cutaway cable. When you remove the cutaway cable, the outer plates hinge/lever away from the center plate, etc. If the plates are still in good shape (and confirmed by a rigger who is familiar with the system) then buy it and put a few hundred jumps on it. Otherwise, it is a simple($200 -$300) job for a Master Rigger to retrofit 3-Ring releases. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pms07 3 #4 October 24, 2004 anyone know any info on this release system??? is it the "strapwell" i've heard abut before??? *** No, it's the chrysalis. To my knowledge it was only used on the Northern Lite for a few years as an alternative to the 3 ring...late 80s? Not a strapwell, wrap of death, R&J, or other as suggested. Chrysalis seemed to have worked well and some that used it, swore by it. Never caught on and, from what I was told at the time, expensive to manufacture and required very precise tolerances. I would stick with a rig that is more standard to what you see i common use today. Easier and probably less expensive to maintain. Good luck trying to find anyone knowledgeable on that release system except for a relatively small and geographically specific region (NW U.S). pms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #5 October 25, 2004 The only real problem was that the housings DIDN'T have a fitting on the end that the loop went through like the 3 ring. (Patent reason?) So, if you tug on the housing you pull the cable. We had several rigs with this at our Michigan DZ.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbrasher 1 #6 October 30, 2004 Another issue that I heard of was that the material would wear at the edges of the plates (where you couldn't see it easily) which could cause it to hangup Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #7 October 31, 2004 Of course this came from Seattle, where you have lots of engineers that have to think of shapes made from machined aluminum. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
