Heads up with PETZL BALL-LOCK Biners

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Heads up with PETZL BALL-LOCK Biners

Post by tattooed_climber » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:50 pm

http://en.petzl.com/petzl/SportNews?News=149

i don't think its a recall....a voluntary one at that......it says you can have them replaced where you bought them

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Post by WhiskeyKid » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:11 pm

Man, I gave away the couple ball locks I had a long time ago. They had the worst action of any locker I've used. Impossible to open or close with gloves on, causing quite an epic on the weeping wall a few winters back.
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Post by tattooed_climber » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:34 pm

^^^^thats why i never bought any.....i DO have afew auto-lockers (DMM btw, which are great and VERY reliable)
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