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So glad you found this video helpful! Best of luck with the top replacement - take it slow and go step by step. You'll do great! Please do let me know how it goes. Thank you for watching!

That's fantastic! I'm very happy the video helped you out. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching!

Excellent! Glad to hear you are making progress. I'm not familiar with cubesim monitors, but if they are just "monitors" I would assume the process would be similar...and it appears that it is!! Good on you for getting in there and giving it a go. That's the best way to learn! Thank you for the comment, and keep going!

By the sounds of your next comment, you are on the right track! Don't be nervous - contrary to popular belief, it's not that easy to toast your machine. And, even if you do...as you stated, you can just start over. Thanks again for watching - keep up the great attitude!

Thank you for the kind words. I'm sure something will break soon enough that will need some repair. Thank you for watching!

It's a good amp - served me well for years. Good luck with the repair!

Excellent! I'm glad to hear you are back in business. Thank you for the comment!

Problem is, I'd have to watch it a few times again myself to remember how it's done! If you jump in, just take your time and don't force anything - you'll do fine! Thanks for watching ☺️

Haha - great comment!

If the machine has the original counter shaft drive that used flat belts, most likely. I replaced the original system with a direct dive motor driven with a VFD. I equipped the motor with a v-belt pully. The video perhaps doesn't make this clear, so great question! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the kind words! It's funny you mention the cutouts. I thought about doing round cutouts, but I didn't have access to the barrel jack size at the time, so my OCD wouldn't let me make oversized holes 😅 Thank you for watching!

Thank you much, and thanks for watching!

Sounds like a fun challenge! If you had a scope, you could inject a sine wave and trace along the path to see where it stops. Aside from checking if anything looks burned up, it's time to check components...just be careful around those caps! Thanks for the comment, and good luck!

Excellent! I'm happy to hear you got your saw back up and running. Thank you for commenting!

Thank you for watching!

Thanks so much for the kind comment. I'm very happy the video was useful and supplied the information you needed. Thank you for watching!

Thank you so much for the kind words - I'm very glad the video gave you the confidence to tackle this job again! There is no doubt it's a daunting task, and I commend you for taking it on 7 years ago - especially with the lack of installation information! Your Z sounds like it has ( and continues ) to serve you well - best of luck on the install. Let me know how it turns out! Thanks again for the comment, and thank you for watching!

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for the comment!

The translation of this is: "How hungry am I for Falkon?" So, perhaps you are excited to play the game? I'm sorry if I am misunderstanding, but thank you for the comment!

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Ah, how to get the game: Perhaps this video will be helpful. th-cam.com/video/_HrfeCZD1s4/w-d-xo.html

I'm glad you found the video useful. Sounds like this will make a nice addition to your tool wall!

Best of luck with the project! What are the two links that are not working?

Thank you for the kind words! Best of luck on getting the stains out...hopefully some of the tips in the video will be helpful. Let me know how it turns out!

Thank you - hopefully you get yours back up and running!

Thank you so much for the kind words, Lenard. It’s not easy showing one’s flaws in a video, but I think it’s important to show the pitfalls when they arise. Fortunately the top does stretch out and closing is much easier. I have to say, a bit more effort is still required compared to the old top, but I also no longer have a front seat full of water when it rains! Best of luck if you end up doing your own top replacement. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!

I whole-heartedly agree with you - You definitely get what you pay for! On the positive side, I did enjoy taking a look inside the unit. I now appreciate the engineering even more. Thanks for the comment!

My pleasure!

Great information, and it all makes perfect sense!! Thank YOU for sharing, and thanks for watching!

@mainejason The potentiometers or /variable resistors or you can simplify a volume control is connected to the input of the amplifier. Which are connected to the op amp. If they are dirty corroded there will be bad connectivity between the wiper and the track. Also if you are interested I have a TH-cam channel if you want to like subscribe and share and you can learn some stuff through me if you would like I'm a fabricator engineer tech and designer I build my own custom amplifier and boards among other things 💯💖🤗 if you wouldn't mind please like subscribe and share I believe we are a community here on TH-cam and we all can help one another as well as learn from one another many blessings have a great day my friend

@mainejason I'm trying to reply to your post and TH-cam is not allowing me to do so and I don't know why 🤔 so I'm going to try to reply and post it again if you don't get my second reply please let me know thank you so very much 😁💯✌️😁 I'm trying to tell you something in more detail about what I was expressing to you in my first post 😁

@mainejason the potentiometers or /variable resistors or you can simplify a volume control is connected to the input of the amplifier. Which are connected to the op amp. If they are dirty corroded there will be bad connectivity between the wiper and the track. Also if you are interested I have a TH-cam channel if you want to like subscribe and share and you can learn some stuff through me if you would like I'm a fabricator engineer tech and designer I build my own custom amplifier and boards among other things 💯💖🤗 if you wouldn't mind please like subscribe and share I believe we are a community here on TH-cam and we all can help one another as well as learn from one another many blessings have a great day my friend.

Thank you, my friend. That gasket was definitely baked on there. Not a cold - seasonal allergies, maybe? Thanks again for the comment 😀

Your comment sounds exactly like the internal conversation I had with myself when I realized the same thing! Yes, that is indeed the part I was referring to. I have not reinstalled the part on my Z3 and have noticed no issues yet. I do not race my Z, or otherwise beat it too hard while driving, but that's been my experience. Thanks for the comment!

Hey, I'm really glad the video helped you out. Thank you for your sub, your kind words, and for watching!

You can purchase Falcon 4.0 over at Steam for $6.99 currently. Hope that helps, and thanks for watching!

I went back and looked at that section of the video. I can see where this may be a bit confusing, but I was documenting where I went wrong because I followed the very sparse instructions that came with the top. I felt it was prudent to add this information to address the discrepancy between the instructions and reality. It may all make more sense to you when you actually get to this part of the process. The straps I am referring to are elastic tension straps permanently affixed to the top. In the instructions included with the top, these straps were to be attached to the first bow or cross-member back from the front of the top (the first bow back from the front piece with the lock-down clamps). On the original top that I removed, these tension straps were affixed to the second bow or cross-member back from the front (one back from where the instructions described). I decided to follow the instructions and used the first bow, which required drilling new holes to accept the rivets. As I say at 14:16, " When the top is up and finished, the straps are too tight and pulled the rear window slightly out of shape. Use the original holes and attach these straps to the second cross member where the old straps were." So, I recommended (rather strongly) that the instructions not be followed and that the straps be attached to the location used by the original top. I address the issue at 28:03. As for adhesives - none is used at the rivet points. I hope that clears things up a bit for you. Thank you for the comment, and best of luck with your installation!

Fantastic! I'm glad the video was helpful to you. Thank you for watching!

Interesting. I don't think I knew about plastic razor blades - but you are correct; there is no way plastic tools were making a dent in that gasket! Thanks for the comment.

I use a thin, non serrated butter knife quite often in the garage for jobs like this.

@davidshaw4727 Yes! Great idea.

I confess, I don't really know what a moto seat is, but I would think the stapler might do a decent job. The original use case for me was stapling through heavy canvas backed by a rubberized plastic layer and driven into a heavy plastic retaing strip. As I recall, I was only using around 30psi for that. I know this is not a definitive test, but hopefully, it helps. Thanks for the comment!

It doesn’t take a lot to drive this tool so any small 3 or 6 gallon 120psi portable compressor from the big box store will do. Husky from HD is a fairly decent brand as well as Dewalt or Craftsman. Those compressors can also easily drive nailers as well. If you think you might want to get into paint guns or pneumatic tools, you will want to go bigger. I hope that helps, and thanks for the comment.

Keep an eye out for compressor kits, too. I got a 300 PSI Dewalt pancake compressor + 18 GA brad nailer kit on sale for 200 bucks in my area. Couldn't be happier with it :)

Great tip, thank you for sharing that!

I do have one of those. Even it needed to be dismantled and cleaned occasionally. Guess it’s just a hazard of being a vacuum cleaner 😁 Thank you for the comment!

I have not heard of the Vorwek Kobold, but it sounds like a great machine! I love it when companies continue to supply parts well past the retirement of a product - I wish more would do that. Danke für den Kommentar! ( I hope that's correct )

That's a nice feature, for sure! A seam ripper would be a perfect tool. I do have one....somewhere....but my X-Acto blade is always on my desk 😉 Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Ha! Ya, it was a real revelation when I first thought of marking those screw holes! Music is a must for me, but so is clarity - the balance is indeed the trick. Thank you for the comment!

I agree - it's always interesting to see how things are engineered. Thank you for the comment!

Thank you very much - good to hear the video was helpful! Welcome to the cub, and thanks for watching!

Hey, that’s very kind of you to say. I’m really glad the video was helpful to you, and that you got the job done! Thank you for your comment

That's too bad! Did it run before you fixed the blade retention? If so, something probably just got disconnected. If not, it still might be fun to investigate further! Thank you for the comment.

I did not try acetone, but it is an interesting thought. Acetone is pretty aggressive stuff so it would have to be used quite carefully. I very much appreciate the comment, and I’m glad you are getting some inspiration from the video. Good luck with the install and let me know how it goes!

Great! I'm happy to get verification. Thank you for the comment!