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Old 01-09-2005, 09:00 PM   #1
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White lights

Nothing unusual, but I'm getting a white light when point isn't depressed. When I bend the blade myself, nothing happens, so I don't think the wire's broken. But when I flick it, I get the white light, so it seems to be a problem with tip. I've rotated the point and there doesn't feel like any grit problem. And the spring isn't jammed because the point can be depressed. I've taken the tape off and the barrel seems a bit loose i.e. you can rotate it a bit. Is this normal? What's going on?????

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It's the barrel. Use pliers (and a clamp, if one's availible) to tighten it up. You probably won't be able to loosen it by hand once you're done. It definately shouldn't wiggle or rotate.

Oh, and one more thing. It just screws on regularly. Like a screw. If you didn't know. (If you took it off by accident, you'd probably have to rewire the blade...)
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Nothing unusual, but I'm getting a white light when point isn't depressed. When I bend the blade myself, nothing happens, so I don't think the wire's broken. But when I flick it, I get the white light, so it seems to be a problem with tip. I've rotated the point and there doesn't feel like any grit problem. And the spring isn't jammed because the point can be depressed. I've taken the tape off and the barrel seems a bit loose i.e. you can rotate it a bit. Is this normal? What's going on?????

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It more likely is a bad connection at the socket and the prong. When you flick you fingers might be pushing the area where the prong connects to the socket and making it lose conductivity.
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It more likely is a bad connection at the socket and the prong. When you flick you fingers might be pushing the area where the prong connects to the socket and making it lose conductivity.
Not if he specified the barrel was loose...if the grip was tight, it's the barrel.
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Not if he specified the barrel was loose...if the grip was tight, it's the barrel.
I was assuming he would have tightened the barrel right after he found it to be loose.

But then again this is the dude that asks all the stupid questions that he already knows the answers to.
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I was assuming he would have tightened the barrel right after he found it to be loose.

But then again this is the dude that asks all the stupid questions that he already knows the answers to.
How would you know I already know the answers? I didn't know anything about a loose barrel, I asked and I got an answer. I'll tighten it up.
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I was assuming he would have tightened the barrel right after he found it to be loose.

But then again this is the dude that asks all the stupid questions that he already knows the answers to.
For your last few posts I thought you'd gone clean, but there you go proving me wrong.

Heh, RL is funny.
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If retightening the barrel doesn't work, it is likely that the wire broke within the barrel (due to twisting) and that it just touches the other broken end. During a vigorous action, a momentary break in the circuit due to the wires losing contact will cause an off-target. If so, it's rewire time.

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Dripping...in order to avoid Reverse Luge in the future, just drop an email or PM directly to one of us who actually can answer a question without attendant snideness...Neevel, DHCJr, myself, etc...

DieterS DID provide another potential reason, by the way...all the armorers have seen that one..Is the problem still happening, or did tightening the barrel solve it?
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I don't have anything to test it with, so will let you know after sparring today/tomorrow (depending on where you are).
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I don't have anything to test it with, so will let you know after sparring today/tomorrow (depending on where you are).
Cool...if you start getting problems, remember to pass on ANYTHING you're doing while the fault's happening...body motions,blade contacts, advancing/retreating, etc...you'd be surprized what good armorer can tell from seemingly minor things...(Dan DeChaine comes to mind).

The mroe info, the better.
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I don't have anything to test it with, so will let you know after sparring today/tomorrow (depending on where you are).
When you get the opportunity get a weapons tester, preferably a fault-locking one. You'll be glad you did.
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When you get the opportunity get a weapons tester, preferably a fault-locking one. You'll be glad you did.
Or at least an ohmmeter....maybe even preferably. You can test like ANYTHING with it. (And it helps to isolate problems.)
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AAAARGH. Didn't get chance to tighten the barrel, but will let you know this week.
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AAAARGH. Didn't get chance to tighten the barrel, but will let you know this week.

We don't care.
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That's kind of harsh. Lighten up yo.
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Another thing to check for is a split barrel, given that everything else is tight.
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Solved loose barrel and everything seems OK now.
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