All,<br><br>Good morning. I've also noticed that the lids on these 400' mags are not completely interchangeable, again a factor of them being hand-made to a certain extent? Then, in one, the takeup spool was frozen in such a way that it would only move counter-clockwise in a racheting fashion (moving the entire assembly including the top/bottom loops) unlike ALL of the other 5 where I could adjust the takeup lead from the last sprocket without moving the mechanism. It would not move clockwise at all. This was very frustrating (and I ended up with screwy results when I ran the mag in the camera--more on screwy stuff in a moment) until I grabbed a core and worked it lose. Now that mag is one of the better performing ones in the lot.<br>
<br>Another mag was squeaky from the feed spool. A bit of white-lithium grease on the tension spring stopped that. Oh, if you ever do unscrew the tension set screw on this sprocket, be prepared for a surprise. I got the classic "snakes in a can" with pieces flying all over the room! Had to unscrew another one very slowly to make sure I had all the parts put back together in the correct order. Wish I had a video of the look on my face... priceless? Probably.<br>
<br>Konvas hijinks continue! Cue circus music... and, action!<br>Brandon<br><br>PS, I will try to post a video of what I mean by sideload today...<br>Please visit our website, we shoot on the 25th (cue ominous belltower):<br>
DarkHorseMedia.net<br>A Tale of Two Sillies is the name of our current project.<br>B.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Brandon Esten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bruinflight@yahoo.com">bruinflight@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I will make a video to demonstrate. It really caught me by surprise. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that parts are hand fit and these mags are not original to the camera body? It happens with some but not as bad with others. The one that was the worst was as you said, loaded improperly. I was distracted by the motors suddenly not running (because of the cable); afterwards I noticed the latch was closed but not engaged properly causing the lid to stick up a bit more than it would and an ecxessively tight fit. After many more tests, I have 1 mag that still causes a drag on the motor and thus loss of sync.<br>
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By sideload, imagine your head pushing against the mag as you look through the viewfinder...<br>
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I'll post a video...<br>
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</div><div class="im">On Mar 22, 2009, at 17:58, Adam Frey <<a href="mailto:thefirstrule@chainsawlinux.com">thefirstrule@chainsawlinux.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Brandon Esten wrote:<br>
</div>Adam, I noticed that I tend to rest my head on the side of the mag<br>
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Brandon,<br>
I don't quite understand why you're calling it "sideload", but I've never had any similar issues. Something just sounds wrong.<br>
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</div><div class="im">It sounds like the mag might not be properly seated or something. The mag, when seated, should have no issue whatsoever. It should be snug on both sides and the sidelatch should be pushed back in all the way, thus holding the mag tightly in place.<br>
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Could it be that the mag was misloaded or the door not properly shut? Hmmm. Can you post a small video up on the web of one of these mags, and show us your pushing your head against it?<br>
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