Ambient Quickpole Boompole - QP 4140 - Manual (Page 3)

AMBIENT CARBON FIBRE BOOMS
Maintenance and repair instructions.
Segment Bushings
The internal spacer bushings in the Ambient booms are made of Velcro felt, and are fixed
to the boom with a pressure senstive adhesive. The advantage is that the the felt is not
hard so the boom has a self cleaning action and will never get stiff or tight in a very cold
or hot environment.
Maintenance
There are 3 points of maintenance which can improve the action of the boom.
Note:
Booms should be able to sustain hard work for at least 1 year before needing
maintenance.
Outer surface of the boom
A good surface polish is Johnsons furniture polish spray. Extend the boom, spray on and
rub off until the boom is dry.
Greasing the screwlocks
Generally the screwlocks will not need greasing for at least 2 years. We use a special
silicone grease,and can send a sachet free of charge in the post on request. Open the
screwlock, apply grease evenly, also to the top surface of the compression ring and screw
up again. Make certain the ‘O’ ring is also greased otherwise it may pop out.
On earlier models without the silicone ‘O’ ring a total clean may be necessary after, for
example working on a beach in high winds. In this case the boom must be completely
disassembled and the grease and sand washed out of the threads in a thinners bath using
a tooth brush etc. After the threads have been completely freed of sand then grease can
be reapplied. Use this opportunity to renew the felt bushings!
First insert all segments, then apply grease to the threaded bases and screw up taking care
the pin is in the slot!
Note:
When sand gets into the mechanism a complete clean is necessary. Applying new
grease to a dirty mechanism will not improve the action.
Renewing the compression rings
After years of service the compression rings may need to be renewed and are available as
spare parts from Ambient
Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Strasse 181c Tel.: +49 89 3605510-0 [email protected]
D – 80797 Munich Fax: +49 89 651855 www.ambient.de