Hi,
Thanks for the tips!
Always a perfect complement to my instruction video!
The ultimotor are those guys in US that make motor replacements for Ultimation faders. They are super expensive and me and Paavo found in Europe a much much cheaper replacement 100% retrofit. I have 2 faders retrofitted and works like a charm.
Interesting the instructions are not that different from the ones I came up with practice. Good to know I was in the right path!
- The tension measurement is curious, I might investigate on a tool to measure tension and fine tune to specs.
Could you share the reference for the fishing line? I use the original "cotton or wool" line from P&G, I just contacted them and bought a bunch, but I would be curious of alternatives since P&G is a bit expensive.
I've never seen pullers for the fader cassetes, where did you get them?
Also never noticed the rod level problem you're mentioning. Always though they fit 100% in the intended position. Would be interesting if you could do a small video on this, since it's hard to visualize what you're saying.
What I noticed is that there are some faders which action will always be kind of stiffer/harder than the others. This is not a wiring or lubrication issue, but I haven't investigated much and lived with it. Maybe it's the rod/pulley issue you were speaking about?
I also found that if the fader "rattles" when being automated (i have a couple of them), if you have the wiring tension correct, that most probably be a problem of the inner plastic ring of the fader slider assembly that has wear out (micro level) with time. I've contacted P&G about this and the only fix is replacing the slide assembly with a new one, since the plastic rings are cut and machined with high precision into the assembly.
By the way, I'll pay a pint of bear for whoever finds where to source those side flat head hex screws that attach the fader pcb sandwich to the metal case.
Cheers,
Artur