When is a cube "Dead"?

[Exotic Butters]

I have a GTS2M which I've had for two years, and the performance isn't as amazing as it once was. I was wondering when the right time to buy a new cube was, and how I could tell if my cube was "Dead"

Thanks in advance

 

[Daxton Brumfield]

How many solves have you done? I have never heard of a dead gts 2. Maybe you should try swapping the springs and relining it. If that does not work then maybe it really is dead

 

[Exotic Butters]

I've had it for 2 years and I've probably done thousands of solves on it.

 

[Daxton Brumfield]

Then maybe it is dead. Maybe a cube is just dead when you have worked it in 'too much'

 

[PetrusQuber]

I have no experience of dead cubes. I also have a GtS2M i got a month ago, and I don't feel like its deteriorationg. By dead, do you mean turns slower, can't corner ut as well, catchs more, etc?

 

[Exotic Butters]

I have no experience of dead cubes. I also have a GtS2M i got a month ago, and I don't feel like its deteriorationg. By dead, do you mean turns slower, can't corner ut as well, catchs more, etc?

It locks up a lot, isn't very smooth, corner-cutting is very poor, locks up a lot, and it's very slow.

 

[PetrusQuber]

It locks up a lot, isn't very smooth, corner-cutting is very poor, locks up a lot, and it's very slow.

Thats sad. Disassemble the cube and have a look at the interior. There may be something wrong inside. Check the tensions as well, possibly the tensions somehow changed as you cubed for 2 years, slowly turning the screws until it’s too tight. Once I had a small rock inside my cube, and it made a horrible rattling noise every time I turned, until I disassembled, and it fell out.

If that doesn’t work, maybe it’s time for a new cube.

 

[VIBE_ZT]

I have a GTS2M which I've had for two years, and the performance isn't as amazing as it once was. I was wondering when the right time to buy a new cube was, and how I could tell if my cube was "Dead"

Thanks in advance

Before you put it on at the back of your shelf and buy a new one...

Take the cube apart completely. Clean every piece thoroughly of any flash plastic or dried lube/residue. Check for damage.
Clean springs. Check to see if they still compress correctly. If they are unsatisfactory, buy replacements or use springs from another cube if you can. I have heard MF3RS2 springs in a GTS2M are pretty nice.
Retension. Make sure that every side is even.
Relube however you see fit. Be careful of using water-based lubes on metal pieces.

Break in the cube, do a bunch of solves.
If the cube is STILL not performing well, and is substandard, then congratulations. You have learned what a truly dead cube feels like.

 

[GAN 356 X]

It locks up a lot, isn't very smooth, corner-cutting is very poor, locks up a lot, and it's very slow.

If this is the case, it will take away the enjoyment from cubing. I would recommend just getting a new 3x3, or even the wr edition of the gts2m

 

[OreKehStrah]

Generally speaking, if you have to ask about whether or not your cube is dead, it’s likely on its way to the grave. That being said I used the original cubicle labs GTS M for the past 3 years. I just recently upgraded to using the GTS3 M and Gan X

 

[GAN 356 X]

speedcubereview made a video on making a gts2m godly recently. that's literally what it I called

 

[SpartanSailor]

I agree with taking it apart. I mean... if it’s dead, what do you have to loose? You might find an hour of your time results in a “new cube” and save some money.