Rycote PCS Boom Connector loose connection - Disassembly?

[DanieldH]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ever disassembled a PCS boom connector. One of mine does not lock as tight as it should any more. I've been using it in dusty environents, though hardly changing mics on it. 

[LuisT]

I have a lot of them and 2 broke after a long shoot. I email rycote but no positive answer from them.

 

They become giggly on the long run. But even though i prefer them to the ambient one's.

 

Let me know if you manage to fix it.

[RCarew]

There is a torx screw behind the rubber cover inside the base. It needs to be tightened every so often. T20 with a locking pin I think. 

[DanieldH]

Thanks guys. 

I did dis- and reassemble the unit, though without any change. 

However, we have different versions around, a grey blueish and a darker blue greyish. I guess these are different batches.

 

Our darker ones all seem to have a less tight grip.

The mentioned screw is glued but can be loosened with enough force. 

[OB1]

The primary reason we abandoned these and switched to Orca (Noga) and never looked back. Ambients are even worse.

[Derek H]

Really? Ambient’s Quickloks have been great for me. In daily use for years, no issues. 

[Johnny Karlsson]

1 hour ago, Derek H said:

Really? Ambient’s Quickloks have been great for me. In daily use for years, no issues. 

Same here.

[OB1]

I guess it's user error? but I had two of them lock up on me and the last one caused me to miss a critical shot, so they were retired. Shortly after I helped a fellow mixer as 2nd boom for a large scene and he had the Orcas and they were fantastic. Very small and light, one hand function, and simple enough of a design that a lockup seems improbable.

[Derek H]

Don’t let them snap onto a mic mount. That’s when they can lockup. Hold it with your hand a bit so that it locks a little slower. 
 

Glad to hear the orca ones are nice. I tried the sound guy solutions cam style ones years ago which worked ok but I found that I liked the ambients better and also that’s what everyone else in town was/is using. 

[LuisT]

On 11/18/2024 at 4:09 PM, DanieldH said:

Thanks guys. 

I did dis- and reassemble the unit, though without any change. 

However, we have different versions around, a grey blueish and a darker blue greyish. I guess these are different batches.

 

Our darker ones all seem to have a less tight grip.

The mentioned screw is glued but can be loosened with enough force. 

Did it helped or not at all?

 

Was it hard to reassemble?

[DanieldH]

14 hours ago, LuisT said:

Did it helped or not at all?

 

Was it hard to reassemble?

Not at all. I was hoping to find and remove a foreign body, but there was none. 

Not hard at all. But I needed a second attempt to tighten the screw as the thread is quite tight.