chris_bollard Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi all I've got an Ambient QX5100 that's about 18 months old. Great boom pole, however, the locking rings are strarting to stick. Sometimes it doesn't fully tighten and sometimes I can't undo the ring. Anyone with experience in servicing the collar, o-ring, knurlled ring assembly thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi all I've got an Ambient QX5100 that's about 18 months old. Great boom pole, however, the locking rings are strarting to stick. Sometimes it doesn't fully tighten and sometimes I can't undo the ring. Anyone with experience in servicing the collar, o-ring, knurlled ring assembly thanks If you can, try taking it completely apart and wash it out with a liquid dish detergent mixed with water. Many times those problems are caused by an accumilation of sweat, grime, dirt, etc. that cause it to not grab when they should and lock up when they shouldn't. Be sure to dry the parts and pole completely before reassembly. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi Chris, The usual cause of locking problems is worn compression collets / rings. I have some clients who replace the collets every 12 to 18 months and others who might replace them after 5 years, It's a matter of use and environment - sand and grit can damage the compression collets. Ambient supply a silicone grease that should be used on the assembly. Here's the link to the boom maintenance publication on Ambient's web site: http://download.ambient.de/Ambient%20products/quickpole/Boom%20maintnance.pdf David Madigan (Ambient Dealer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_bollard Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Thanks for the information, David. I'll check out the Maintenance link. On another note, do you know anything about the new Ambient timecode transmitter/receivers? I'm in Sydney, Australia and have not had much luck getting a response from the dealers here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 if you buy a tc slate from ambient now (bought mine in September 2008), that is what you get instead of the old 9V battery operated box. this one takes 2 x AA and has a switch inside the battery compartment which can switch the unit from tx to rx. i dont know if they have implemented the rx/tx option on the slate itself as yet. -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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