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Title: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Elfman on July 04, 2005, 10:54:22 pm

I got my control panel finished and got all the parts of my CP done (See Here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,35169.msg355667.html#msg355667)).

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Gamecab on July 04, 2005, 11:28:30 pm

I had the same problem with my Vortex about 6 months ago and I contacted Kelsey about it.  Kelsey gave me a very simple solution for this and since then the problem has not come back.

Solution - Go to the hardware store and pick up a small bottle of 3 in 1 oil.  (It has to be 3 in 1 and not WD40 because the 3 in 1 will clean out any bits of sawdust that may be trapped in the nylon bearing).  Remove your Spinner knob and put 3 drops between the blue nylon bearing and the steel shaft, do the same for the bottom bearing.  Now give it a spin and I bet its as good as new again.

The Brrrrr Brrrr Brrrr noise on your MPEG was exactly what my spinner sounded like.

Thanks
Charlie

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: toolaa on July 04, 2005, 11:31:05 pm

My V2 does the same thing, but it does not sound as bad as yours.

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Elfman on July 05, 2005, 09:22:25 am

Cool.

Thanks for for the input.  I'll pick some 3 and 1 up today and hit those bearings.

Thanks again.

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Hoagie_one on July 05, 2005, 10:29:21 am

had me worried.  I was hoping that I hadn't sold you a bumm product.  I never even used it.  Just bought it, tested it, and boxed it up.

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Elfman on July 05, 2005, 12:48:17 pm

Quote from: Hoagie_one on July 05, 2005, 10:29:21 am

had me worried.

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Elfman on August 23, 2005, 01:12:20 pm

Quote from: Gamecab on July 04, 2005, 11:28:30 pm

Solution - Go to the hardware store and pick up a small bottle of 3 in 1 oil. (It has to be 3 in 1 and not WD40 because the 3 in 1 will clean out any bits of sawdust that may be trapped in the nylon bearing). Remove your Spinner knob and put 3 drops between the blue nylon bearing and the steel shaft, do the same for the bottom bearing. Now give it a spin and I bet its as good as new again.

Just in case anyone else has had this problem, Charlies solution fixed my rattling immediately.  The 3 in 1 oil worked great!

Thanks again!

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: Scoobie on August 23, 2005, 03:54:42 pm

Would sewing machine oil work as well?

Title: Re: V2 Spinner rattle...
Post by: johnk on January 03, 2006, 01:48:28 pm

Thanks very much!!!  This fixed the vibration on two of my spinners.

I used "Needle-Tip Precision Oiler" from Radio Shack ($3), part # 64-2301A.  It says it will last almost indefinitely.