Teflon Powder

[JohnSherman 1]

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Not to quibble, but I bought a Racer 21 years ago and it had yellow cables.

Yeah Bill, and you guys say I never upgrade or improve. "bout time you got a new rig.
Send it in and I will get you a Red one.
I'll tell the story one more time as to why I went from Yellow (Nylon) coating to (Red/Orange) Teflon. RWS had just come out with the Yellow from the previously used clear coating. In their manual they said the Yellow cable was impregnated with Teflon and needed no oiling. The instructions went out to all manufacturers to stop oiling. We did. Turkey meet at the Hills and I had a new rig with 6 jumps and the yellow cable. I also had a PD 210 with Kevlar lines. Next jump all but 3 of the nose lines broke on opening and I found myself spinning in 2 different axis. Ripcord in one hand and pud in the other I pulled the pud first. No luck, I could feel the housing tighten around the back of my neck as I pulled. I dropped the reserve to try 2 hands, no better. I had a round Phantom 24 with a diaper so I pulled the reserve while still connected to the spinning main. The pilot chute went up toward the main and before it could reach it I grabbed the lines and jerked them so hard the diaper released and I then started pulling the lines in to keep the reserve out of the main. It inflated and jerked the lines out of my hands.
I started to pull the main in and landed. I took the rig back to the packing area and tensioned it between 2 cars. No one could pull the 3 ring release cable. I released the tension and removed the cable. When I pulled it between my fingers it squeaked like clean hair. I lubricated it with oil from a dipstick and put it back into the rig and re-tensioned the rig. The cable pulled and released the risers with little effort.
That Teflon was a good idea so I set out to make it happen for real. That's the Red or now Orange coating you see on some rigs cutaway cable.

[JohnSherman 1]

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What about the friction that is necessary in your rubber bands to hold your line stow bights? There are places where friction is needed, and a good thing. If your lines are too slick, you could get line dump.

Friction should not be counted upon to retain line stow bights. The mass of the bights and the location of the rubber bands determine the distribution of the mass of the stow. Ballance the mass and eliminate the asymetrical loading of the stows during deployment. This eliminates line dump.