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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: strayedcat on September 14, 2018, 07:46:24 PM

Title: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: strayedcat on September 14, 2018, 07:46:24 PM
I have acquired an old 1/0 110 Senator which operates well and is in good shape. However, the eccentric lever is backwards to my other senators... Lever forward is free spool, which will cause confusion and problems for me and others that use it, because of habit.
Is there a way to change or reverse this so it can be like normal Senator reels.

strayedcat

Is there a way to modify/change this so it can be like normal Senator reels.
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: thorhammer on September 14, 2018, 07:51:39 PM
No, I believe it uses same  eccentric as Jigmaster which is opposed....i just closed one up 15 mins ago and i would've looked....crap.
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: Dominick on September 14, 2018, 08:38:16 PM
Quote from: thorhammer on September 14, 2018, 07:51:39 PM
No, I believe it uses same  eccentric as Jigmaster which is opposed....i just closed one up 15 mins ago and i would've looked....crap.


Open is the opposite of close...  ::) :D ;D Dominick
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: strayedcat on September 14, 2018, 10:30:53 PM
No cigar for you... Not even close to the post ;D
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: mike1010 on September 15, 2018, 05:45:31 PM
I had a 1/0 for a while, and the eccentric was as you describe, the opposite of my other Penn reels.  Maybe by design?
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: mizmo67 on September 15, 2018, 06:15:21 PM
Quote from: mike1010 on September 15, 2018, 05:45:31 PM
I had a 1/0 for a while, and the eccentric was as you describe, the opposite of my other Penn reels.  Maybe by design?

Yes, designed that way. Not sure why it's different?
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: mo65 on September 15, 2018, 06:17:54 PM
   The 2/0 and 3/0 also operate like the 1/0. I have never understood why Penn used both options of operation on the eccentric.
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: 1badf350 on September 15, 2018, 07:56:25 PM
I have seen the original design prints for these reels. They are dated April 1st.
Title: Re: Penn Senator 1/0
Post by: Donnyboat on September 16, 2018, 01:50:24 AM
good one Chris, I like it, cheers Don.