I time my cams exactly the way you described. Single end cable.

 

Looks like a very small difference between the two. Probably only 1/2 to 1 twist on the cable.

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The crossbow needs to be put in a press and add a 1/2 or possibly a full twist to
the cable in the top picture to match the cam setting in the bottom picture

If it was the string for a change out or adjustment, then one could partially cock the
cross bow and insert the screw drivers. The crossbow would have to be cocked enough
for the string loops to clear the limbs in order to remove them from the cam lobes.

Cam timing or cam levelling, the crossbow has to be put in a press.

Wishing you all the best.
Take care.

 

Shoot it at a target about a dozen times and see if it settles in.

 

I had a full session yesterday, probably fired 24 bolts in total. I noticed a slight pulling to one side upon shooting the bow and a member on here said check your timing and sure enough it was about 1/8th of an inch out. I'll do another session probably mid week, we're having nightmare weather here at the moment and my shooting grounds are a mud bath.

 

Bunny,i have timed and leveled cams using screw driver method. Block out one side at a time. It is a poa but the press I ordered never came so I just had to figure it out and deal with it.

 

Right, I've done it. Thanks to HunterThompson for reminding me its the single ended cable. This is how I did it:- Rather than twisting one cable tighter, I untwisted the left cam cable one full twist. I did this by cocking it to a third then my wife pushed a screw drive through the right cam spoke and laid it to rest against the limb, I then let the pressure off. The single ended cable on the left cam become loose enough to take it from the lobe and I untwisted it a full turn. The gap is now 2mm on both cams and it's the same while cocked although you have to use different parts of spoke alignment to establish that.
So the rule of thumb is, jamming the right cam loosens the single ended cable on the left cam and vice versa.
Thanks all, saved a lot of faffing about.

 

After reading "Hunterthompson" reply (Post #6) I did some thinking and then what
"Maff" just described in (Post #7) made it clear. Thanks to both of you. I have a press
but say in the field or some where when no press is available this would be a great help.

Thanks for sharing.
Take care.

 

After reading "Hunterthompson" reply (Post #6) I did some thinking and then what
"Maff" just described in (Post #7) made it clear. Thanks to both of you. I have a press
but say in the field or some where when no press is available this would be a great help.

Thanks for sharing.
Take care.

Also something else I noticed Bunnyrabbit, jamming either cam on this model gives you enough slack on the main string to replace it. That's worth knowing. But....I'd jam both cams equally so that you have even weight distribution while replacing the main string.

 

Another interesting observation on this set of PSE fang 350 cams is that it has two sets of single ended cable lobes. One set it much less taught than the current setting. Therefore I'm assuming there are two main string sizes for this set up. This is the 350fps 175LB draw set up. I suspect there is a lower power setting of perhaps 150LB but because there is only one set of main string lobes you'd need a different size main string.

 

Can you post a picture of that?
I definitely don't see that on my Fang 350. Also, the Fang 350 is listed as a 155lb draw. Maybe these bows aren't as similar as you think?

 

What I have done for years is measure the gap between the string a place on the cam or where the string comes around,I use a dial caliper or a good ruler, it has always given me a result, I hope I explained it right !! Pat K

 

With a crossbow uncocked, I put a small mark on the cams with white out where the
cable crosses. When the crossbow is uncocked or cocked, this is a quick reference
to see if anything changes.

Wishing you all the best.
Take care.

 

The fang string is 37 1/8. It is 38 3/8 on the LT and the XT. What does your string measure?

 

I can't really measure it without taking it off.

 

Looked at hori zone SITE. Says penetrator is 165 lb draw. There is a 175 lb xbow that looks very similar called the executioner. Wonder if both use the same cam but different guide.