DAM Quick 330

[foakes]

About the 330, could a 330N use a Finessa 280 spool? The metal spool will be less likely to fail compared to the plastic

A lot of parts need to be changed out or modified in order to accomplish this.

Beware of just snapping on a 285 (not a 280) spool to an "N" model reel. 

It will click into place —- then will require cutting either the spool shaft and wasting it —- or cutting off the spool arbor and wasting that part when trying to remove the spool.

Not recommended.

Anything can be done and fabricated, of course.

D-A-M specifically has a warning in their shop manuals about not installing an older spool on the "N" series.

Exceptions would be using a 270 Super metal spool on a Finessa Series or an "N" series reel.

Best,

Fred

[Barishi]

About the 330, could a 330N use a Finessa 280 spool? The metal spool will be less likely to fail compared to the plastic

A lot of parts need to be changed out or modified in order to accomplish this.

Beware of just snapping on a 285 (not a 280) spool to an "N" model reel. 

It will click into place —- then will require cutting either the spool shaft and wasting it —- or cutting off the spool arbor and wasting that part when trying to remove the spool.

Not recommended.

Anything can be done and fabricated, of course.

D-A-M specifically has a warning in their shop manuals about not installing an older spool on the "N" series.

Exceptions would be using a 270 Super metal spool on a Finessa Series or an "N" series reel.

Best,

Fred

Fred, why is this the case? What exactly changed between the 110-550 and their N counterparts? Also, are you saying the 550N can use the 270's spool?

Seperate question, why were plastic spools an option when metal had been used before? Doesn't make sense to me that DAM would overbuild the gearing then skimp on the spool...

[oldmanjoe]

   I can shed a little light on using a 285 metal spool on a n model.
 You need the spool and the brake nut for a simple exchange .
 
  The spools are almost the same , the difference is in the skirt diameter .  The 330 n is 2.430 and the 330 metal spool is 2.360 .

The brake nuts are two different diameters , the 330 nut is 1.294 and the 330 n  nut is 1.385 .
 If you try using the 330n nut on the 285 spool , the nut will catch the well rim of the spool and tighten down as you pull drag .  That`s the simple version

[foakes]

About the 330, could a 330N use a Finessa 280 spool? The metal spool will be less likely to fail compared to the plastic

A lot of parts need to be changed out or modified in order to accomplish this.

Beware of just snapping on a 285 (not a 280) spool to an "N" model reel. 

It will click into place —- then will require cutting either the spool shaft and wasting it —- or cutting off the spool arbor and wasting that part when trying to remove the spool.

Not recommended.

Anything can be done and fabricated, of course.

D-A-M specifically has a warning in their shop manuals about not installing an older spool on the "N" series.

Exceptions would be using a 270 Super metal spool on a Finessa Series or an "N" series reel.

Best,

Fred

Fred, why is this the case? What exactly changed between the 110-550 and their N counterparts? The spool shafts, arbors, drag nuts, and drag nut release mechanisms are different. Also, are you saying the 550N can use the 270's spool? Yes.

Seperate question, why were plastic spools an option when metal had been used before? Doesn't make sense to me that DAM would overbuild the gearing then skimp on the spool...

Who knows...?

Except it likely boils down to $money$.

If you could manufacture 500,000 reels a year —- and save maybe $5 on each one —- by using a few plastic parts plus easier manufacturing processes & simpler and quicker assembly labor —- then you just made an extra $2.5M.  And at the same time advertising New & Improved, Quieter, Lighter.

It is important to note that nearly every reel manufacturer of any given reel —- has one, or more places where a little more thinking about longevity and quality would have been better.

This is true for Mitchell, ABU, DQ, Penn, and nearly all others.

Manufacturers are fishing for Anglers with wallets — not fish.  Fish don't write checks.

Best, Fred

[Barishi]

Thanks for the info Fred.