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"Frozen" Boom Arm


matt_haber1

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<p>My Bogen boom arm recently froze and will no longer move up and down (turning still works). I don't know what caused the problem, as it happened when it was on loan (grrr). I have not been able to figure out how to even take it apart to diagnose the problem, and Google has <em>not</em> been my friend!</p>

<p>Any suggestions as to next steps?</p>

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<p>I used the mechanical engineer's solution--get a bigger hammer!<br>

I spent some more time unsuccessfully trying to take it apart. Then I realized that the head end had been left at the extreme end of its range of motion. I decided that a small bump may have caused it to go <em>beyond</em> its limit, so I hit it gently with a hammer, thinking that might push the gears back into the right position. That worked!</p>

<p>JC Uknz--thanks for the suggestion. Not sure where I would have sprayed, as I didn't know (initially, without taking it apart) where it was frozen.</p>

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