tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014127188017711584.post8532799953151403840..comments2023-04-09T03:25:54.548-07:00Comments on TBone Tech: Manfrotto Magic Arm 244 DisassembledNicolashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081237269328629513noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014127188017711584.post-34348190479054633532021-08-05T12:24:22.877-07:002021-08-05T12:24:22.877-07:00This is very helpful. Thank you. I just got mine a...This is very helpful. Thank you. I just got mine and it came no paper work, no instructions. I did not realize the one big knob locked all three joints. My new 4K camera has some weight to it and the arm wanted to keep sagging. The pictures you shared made it clear how it all works. Very impressive. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371339427932750505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014127188017711584.post-33728384640416530592019-03-11T22:15:59.490-07:002019-03-11T22:15:59.490-07:00Indeed. I actually replaced the orange washer in m...Indeed. I actually replaced the orange washer in mine with a piece of rubber. So far it seems to work a bit better and hasn't slipped through again. It was slipping through quite a bit prior to the swap out.Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081237269328629513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014127188017711584.post-56515195015746195352019-03-11T22:15:36.976-07:002019-03-11T22:15:36.976-07:00Here are the instructions Shawn Cullen sent me
&q...Here are the instructions Shawn Cullen sent me<br /><br />"The problem you are having is that<br />there is a ball bearing inside the magic arm that<br />has locked up the cylinder that moves up and<br />down the arm to put friction on the ball joint at<br />the top to lock it in place.<br /><br />So here is what you will need to do. You will<br />need 2 crescent wrenches. You need to loosen<br />the very thin nut that is right below the black<br />cap that holds the ball joint in place. Use the<br />other wrench to clamp onto the other small nut<br />below it, or just above your label on the arm.<br />Once you loosen this thin nut, start to unscrew<br />the black cap. Remember how many times you<br />turn it. You will need to tighten it the same<br />number of turns. I would go at least 5 to 6<br />turns. Once you have done this, then unscrew<br />the black handle and pull off the two arms.<br />There is a short thick cylinder in the elbow joint,<br />and this is where the ball bearing sits. It is<br />supposed to sit in a grove on the thick black<br />cylinder. So it needs to be reset back into this<br />grove. So pull out the cylinder and find the ball<br />bearing, put it into place on the cylinder and<br />reinsert back into the elbow joint, but make sure<br />the ball bearing is facing straight up at the arm.<br />Once it is in place, then tighten up the thin nut<br />and black cap. This should keep the ball bearing<br />in place."<br />fidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811191884215024881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014127188017711584.post-4840397449745745222019-03-11T22:14:27.077-07:002019-03-11T22:14:27.077-07:00Thanks ! hard to find, only useful information ava...Thanks ! hard to find, only useful information availablefidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811191884215024881noreply@blogger.com