Strobe arm squeeks
#1
Posted 31 October 2011 - 07:06 PM
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#2
Posted 31 October 2011 - 07:40 PM
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#3
Posted 01 November 2011 - 05:59 AM
Well, What part of arm squeeks. Suggest you go to large hardwares store and ask the employee for some nylon or plastic washers, my guess is that you can find something to shim between squeeky parts, maybe all you need to do is back off on the pressure of the bolt holding parts together.
Ss
Thank you Stan...As for the where.. Where the ball & socket are assembled,towards or near the bottom. When was in GCM.I replaced my old strobe(Sl960) with the SL961 & the sales person added the old arm to the new one to give it some length.It was squeeking b/4,just not as much.I'll see if I can losin the bolt...
The only other comment I'd add is ,it appears the squeek is not un-common,according to the LDs ,I called..
Gracias...
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Posted 01 November 2011 - 10:37 AM
Edited by scubaski, 01 November 2011 - 10:38 AM.
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Posted 01 November 2011 - 04:28 PM
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#6
Posted 02 November 2011 - 09:17 AM
I think you are going to find that they are just going to be squeaky. It's a BIG reason why I stopped using mine, particularly with video. Their advantage is the flexibility of position and length (and they are also pretty light in addition to fairly affordable), but I found it uncomfortable to carry to some extent, and I hate the noise. I'm afraid you are going to find this hard to resolve, because as Jerry says, you can't lubricate them to the point of total looseness or you will not have the stiffness the arm requires to support your strobe in position.
You may want to consider switching to the ultralight arms like what I use. They are not cheap, and have a bit of a learning curve since you are going to have to get used to having fixed pivot points, but I like them so much better.
Tina
#7
Posted 02 November 2011 - 12:18 PM
Thanks Jerry, as I was in class with Greg, I was going to elaborate as well that he's using Locline.
I think you are going to find that they are just going to be squeaky. It's a BIG reason why I stopped using mine, particularly with video. Their advantage is the flexibility of position and length (and they are also pretty light in addition to fairly affordable), but I found it uncomfortable to carry to some extent, and I hate the noise. I'm afraid you are going to find this hard to resolve, because as Jerry says, you can't lubricate them to the point of total looseness or you will not have the stiffness the arm requires to support your strobe in position.
You may want to consider switching to the ultralight arms like what I use. They are not cheap, and have a bit of a learning curve since you are going to have to get used to having fixed pivot points, but I like them so much better.
Tina
Thank you Tina,
If I had known then in class what was to become,I would have probably done the Ikelite.I finally called Sealife direct & there sending a replacement to my LDS. I can only hope this one is less noisey I did look into the Ultra light arm.Can they be adapted to my set up or Mfgr.? For now I'll wait & see .With the Our World Underwater Show in Feb. around the corner .I can check out the Ultralite then...I just want to get thru my Curcao trip in 2 weeks.Hope to see some Seahorses..Polish my Macro shot's....Way to go Tina....
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#8
Posted 02 November 2011 - 02:20 PM
Meaning, I bet your LDS sells SeaLife stuff, but it might be stretching it to assume they are very well versed in photography equipment. I could, of course, be all wet (pun intended) and they might be very expert, but in my experience they are generalists and not specialists when it comes to photo gear. They carry it because people will buy it from them, but I doubt you will get much more than the basics.
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