Peter Hoare

Mm yes, thats not that good. Whatever you do, do not remove the screws in the stainless ring, the bearing underneath is pretty fiddly.

If you get stuck, send it to me, we can spark the screw out with the EDM hole burner and replace it for you.

Pete.

I believe they are M2... I never measured the threads of the motor I had here, but it looked like M2 and fit a metric alan key, so im pretty sure they are M2. Length about 6mm.

Ask for cap head.

I took a look at one years ago and decided I couldn't do anything for it. I can't remember why this was though....

Hi Everyone -

Good news! I have completed the pot replacement on the first motor, and I have tested it with a bartec unit and its perfect! I have a stock of pre modified pots, so if your M-One needs a pot replacment, I can turn it around in a few days.

Pete.

Hi Everyone,

A quick update on the M-One repair.

I got hold of replacement potentiometers, but they needed significant modification. A few hours on the lathe with a local master manual machinist, and we now have a special jig to hold the potentiometers to modify them. I have now got a small supply of modified potentiometers ready to go into M-One motor units.

There is also a shaft seal inside the motor that is used as a kind of clutch to turn the pot shaft. On the motor I have here, this seal is pretty ragged and tatty, so I have got onto my seal people and I have new ones coming over now so we can replace these as well.

I have yet to finish the motor up and test it, but it looks to me like everything will work fine, so those of you with M-Ones with knackered potentiometers, I think I can help you out.

Pete.

Obviously I won't be able to help if there is damage to the gears or any of the housing, as those are custom parts, but as for changing the pot, it looks like I will be able to do this.

Pete.

Hi Everyone,

I have received the first M-One and have disassembled it, and im pleased to say that the potentiometer poses us no problems to replace. The part is readily available and the modifications can be done by us very easily.

The M-One is very well designed, hats off to Don, its well thought out.

Pete.

I have one motor coming to me now. Im going to carefully have a look and decide if I can do pot replacement.

Pete.

Tom,

Send me an email, I can give you the pinout details. pete@hocusproducts.com

Pete.

Hmm, thats an interesting comment. We have loads of users with our system using the run cables on epics and scarlets and I've never had reports that they havn't worked. I did once hear from a rental company that there was a bug like this though, maybe I've just been lucky.

Pete.

Yeah, you will soon be able to plug a cabrio straight into our receiver unit and control it too, no extra bits required, just a simple cable.

Pete.

Hi Everyone,

I've been asked to make a power cable to plug into a Betz sled. Does anyone have the connector type and pinout information? I can't find it on the website and the company won't provide the information.

Thanks for any help,

Pete.

This is the case I had done to take four Axis1 units on planes, mostly to trade shows etc.

Its a Storm im2300, foam done by CP Cases in London.

Push/pull is a useful technology, so design your own, stop ripping off other peoples work! Share Push/pull, not other peoples designs.

If you design your own original connector, I promise il copy your design to help you share the technology with others, everybody wins.

Pete.

many users' original parts of the connector are lost or broken and find it is very difficult to purchase the original matched parts,

 

Not sure what you mean, I find it very easy to get spare parts, I just ring up Lemo and order them, its all off the shelf. Thats a rather feeble excuse for buying fake connectors if you ask me....

I will be there, I got some space on the Zacuto stand, 11.F60, will have the Axis1 there, come and see me if your interested.

See you all there!

Pete.

Nice, looks like it does the job neatly. Once ive got the brackets back here il show them to you and you can see what you think. The machine shop will be doing them this week hopefully.

Pete.

Hi Tien,

Id be interested to see your mount you have come up with, can you show us some photos? I have prototypes of the first ones due from the machine shops this week.

Pete.

https://vimeo.com/40787937

Imagine what it can do on smaller barrel sized lenses. Your hands cant keep up ;-)

Hi Kyriacos,

I did see your emails before. As I said, the receiver cannot really be powered off a DSLR battery, the voltage and current outputs are too low to really get the most out of the system. You could use this battery:

and connect it via the D-Tap in the top. I have another customer who uses this and reports that it works fine.

http://www.proav.co.uk/SWIT-S-8U62-High-Capacity-Battery/p18569.aspx

I will be at IBC yes.

Hope that helps,

Pete.

Its likely a size made by Kaydon or Silverthin. If you need two of them im guessing they are angular contact bearings... Kaydon and Silverthin have a pretty big catalogue of sizes, its bound to be in there somewhere... If you can get the old bearing out and measure it up, there will likely be an alternative available.

Be careful though as the Kaydon and Silverthin bearings in one off quantities are very expensive and could take a few months to arrive...

Pete.

Hi Tian,

I was building your motor as you posted that! Will go out late next week most likely.

Pete.

Hi Everyone,

I met many of you at Cinegear and the Stabiliser expo over the last few days, good to see everyone as always.

Just thought id let you know that we now have sales and service setup in Hollywood with Illya Friedman of Hot Rod Cameras. He can sell you a system, handle all the import stuff, and then provide service. Hes based right near Paramount Studios, down Suset Blvd.

New Axis1 units are available to order now, and will be delivered in 2-3 weeks. We have full FCC approval, and the manufacturers warranty is three years.

If you want to see a unit, Illya will have one available in the next week or so for demos, and some of the big rental houses in hollywood should have their units soon too.

Thanks a lot,

Pete.

I made one of these the other day for someone, if anyone in the UK wants one let me know ive got the bits on the shelf.

Pete.

Hi Everyone,

Theres been a few questions regarding the FCC status of the Axis1, as our previous product was not FCC certified, and therefore never sold in the states.

Im pleased to say that today the Axis1 passed its FCC Section 15 Class B test, and is now certified for use, sale and resale within the United States (we have also got the Australian certification too).

I have attached the souvenir photo the test lab sent.

Pete.