Tension range for mysterious Carlton MegaFlex Tour

[semin]

Hello all -

This might not be the right place to post this but since this is also about stringing so anyway...

Have anyone restrung/seen or used Carlton MegaFlex Tour? I was asked by one player to restring this racket at 24 lbs but strangely I couldn't find any spec, specifically tension range, either on the racket itself nor on Carlton's website. I have asked Carlton but even they didn't know anything about this model either.

My concern is that according to this website it seems Carlton's rackets generally have low tension (mostly <20 lbs.) and statistically speaking I don't think it's wise to apply 24 lbs on Carlton's racket unless I have the spec for this racket.

For safety I have restrung this MegaFlex with 18 lbs, but does anyone have any info/thought on this racket?

Or, if you receive a racket with no details/info like this case how would you decide the tension to use?

Regards,
Sam

[wlshcloud]

Dear Sam

I'm not familiar with any of Carlton's product, but 24 lbs isn't an aggressive tension for a full carbon and newly design racket.

If I were you, I'll check on the condition of the frame.
If the racket frame remain intact, then I think it's nothing to be worried.
18 lbs might be a bit low for a normal player. 22 should be OK.

However, if he/she is a novice, then why botherd?

[semin]

Hi wlshcloud -

When I received the racket from him I did check the frame and there's no crack on it. Even the grommets were reasonably fine.

As I mentioned in my original post Carlton's rackets appear to have less tolerance to tension than other brands (or at least this is my general impression when I looked at this website).

The owner is not a novice, and I care because

• A. I do not own his racket and I didn't want to run the risk of breaking someone else's racket should this MegaFlex be indeed less tolerant.
  
  B. If this racket is robust and can go up to a high tension then that's fine. But if it's not then applying a high tension would expose both the stringer (myself) and the player (the owner) to a great danger. Health & Safety is my top priority.
  
  C. And lastly, as a badminton enthusiast I don't want to break any racket - no matter if it's mine or the others.

[wlshcloud]

Dear Sam

I see your concern.

After checking some websites in TW and CN, most Carlton's products seems OK for high tension until 28, some could even get to 35.
(like this) http://goods.ruten.com.tw/item/show?21407163944450
It's not even an expensive one.

Therefore, 24 lbs seems like a reasonable tension now.
I'll still monitor the frame's condition while stringing it.

Hope that's helpful somehow.