Adam Savage's One Day Repairs: Arriflex 35mm Camera Motors!
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- Adam's latest obsession is with vintage film cameras, specifically an Arriflex 2C 35mm camera he is in the process of restoring. One of his first builds of the year is a full disassembly and restoration of motors for that camera, including the textured black crackle finish that's so iconic to this gear. It also gives Adam a chance to dive into the beautiful engineering and operation of these vintage cinematography tools, which we'll see more of in the coming weeks!
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PREMIUM/PATRON EXCLUSIVE: Join Adam as he assembles a tripod for this camera in (almost) real time! th-cam.com/video/0-wr47Xi6eo/w-d-xo.html
I truly enjoyed seeing a 2C running again! I worked with one in Alaska in the 90s.
I have carried around 2 motors for over 25 years simply because of my fond memories of the camera. I don't know of their operational state but I would love to send them to Adam with the thought that they may live on in some useful way.
How can I do this?
Adam: constructs a brand new thing and makes it look all beat up. Also Adam: takes an old beat up thing and makes it look brand new. And I totally get it!
Dam you read my mind undoing all that story! He must have had a bang on the head lol.
Don't be shy about saying Arri with the "ahh" sound. Americans tend to say "air-ee" but "ahh-ree" is proper. Arri comes from ARnold & RIchter Cine Technik.
So, all he has to do is think about Ahnuld when pronouncing Arri.
Also...remember your friend from film school.
We used to use Arri's on older, Siemens X-Ray equipment, for heart studies done back before digital was a thing. The Germans always said "ah-ri," and the Americans "ay-ri." The camera company doesn't seem to mind, so long as you buy their stuff. :-)
I've used old ice cube trays to organize parts. When I disassemble something, I have trays with numbered compartments and drop in the parts sequentially. For reassembly, just start with the last group of screws.
Genius idea.
Wonderful idea! I head for the Volunteers shop tomorrow!
About repairing the missing insulation on the motor wires: "Liquid Electrical Tape" made by the Star brite company in USA, might work. It is a thick, liquid vinyl that is applied with a brush. It can work in places where electric tape or shrink tubing will not. Might be worth a try.
I fixed a Singer 127 motor like this. It's worth a shot. The insulation was completely shot and chunking off. Replaced the leads all the way up to the motor with some extension cord, and used liquid electrical tape for the rest.
Edit: Getting home projects mixed with work projects.
It might be a bit much, but you could probably use the case of the broken motor and attach a silent DC brushless motor with a nice speed controller. IMO it's totally something that the original engineer who designed it would have used if they had it.
hmmm, just got a Pentaflex 16 with a non functioning 12V motor, would it be possible to do the same thing? replace it with a brushless motor?
Hey Adam, I have a question that I think is particularly suited to your experience. How do you organize items for a large number of eclectic projects? Do you find the best method to be a bin wall as seen in Mythbusters?
I would guess his answer would be... it depends on the projects and the space you have to work with. (Note that the bin wall was Jamie's idea for organization\material storage.)
Oh man, I used to watch your channel all the time. Nice to see you here ☺️
Incredible Adam! You made my day; you cannot imagine how many memories you brought to my mind. I’m a D.O.P. and studied cinematography at the Polish Film School in Lodz in the ’90s. We were shooting 35mm with this same camera from the first year of studies in those times.
During a shooting in under -20 C, I complained that I could not see anything through the viewfinder, and my professor told me that if I manage to get a couple of good shots with it, I’ll do magic with a modern one:) Thank you very much!
I know camera ops used to fix their own equipment all the time, but considering there are fewer and fewer people around who can still fix a motion picture camera, it's encouraging to see a non-pro attempt it.
I'd guess, the motor coils can be re-wound.
Since Arri is a german brand, named by it's founders ARnold and RIchter, it's pronounced like the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger :-)
I'm an old film guy. We always pronounce Arri as "Airry" like Harry without the H. Cameras that were pronounced as "Auri" were made by a company named Auricon. Auricon was known for a particular model named the Auricon Cinevoice because it allowed for recording sound on film. So, Arri and Auri were two different brands with different pronounciations.
Me yelling at the screen for 10 minutes, "Unscrew the 2 slotted prongs!" 🤣 These are fun videos, I love doing this stuff! Edited: 1 minute later you acknowledged my vocal frustration 🤣
hey Adam i remember that at one point you mentioned that you had an interest in lock picking. have you ever considered trying to make or design a challenge lock or custom lock for yourself as a one day build (that would take more than a day)?
Adam Savage/LockPickingLawyer mashup? Yes, please!
@@charickter Oh, this has been discussed. It's definitely on the list.
The LockPickingLawyer videos are great, but I learned everything about picking from Bosnian-Bill's amazing vids (they did a few collabs together too, like the disc picking tool), sadly he's not making videos anymore.
It'd be nice to see a scaled-up cut-away lock, as in 5x the size, which would really show how the techniquies work.
12:07 i usually snip the wires and solder new ones with a longer lead when i put it back. I've learnt the hard way that it's best to never mess with old contact pads under tension. Old PCBs, old traces, they're junk compared to modern stuff, and even modern stuff just flashes away into the wind if you're not careful. An old wire is not worth it.
and a piece of shrinktube to cover the solder.
@@jozefa1234 Yup. I also use liquid latex for old stuff and even conformal coating for certain pieces of equipment (depending on heat distribution, as conformal coating does retain heat more). In certain situations, depending on how much space there is (like for example a Praktica MTL3, where there's ... no space) it's impossible to put shrinktube, so that's the better option.
@@aserta wait, what? No place for shrinktube? regular shrinktube is like what? a 10th of a mm?
I watched Stanley Kubrick in action filming scenes for Full Metal Jacket in East London (UK). Across all those years Adam just brought alive for me what was actually happening in regard to the way Kubrick worked and the tools of his trade. 👍👍
lucky man, Kubrick was and is incredible. would of loved to have been there. I knew someone else that worked the FMJ Set in 87 too, they said they had a great time too. unfortunately it was the year I was born hah
Good morning 🌞 Crackle finish can certainly be a challenge but it looks so cool. Lots of 1970s electronics and test equipment used that.
repainted my engine cam-cover with crinkle-paint some years back... it's amazing how a slight change in thickness/temp will give you a totally different finish (mine came out very ridged rather than just crinkled like the test piece)
Watching someone take something electrical apart fascinates me. Not the deconstruction itself, but the self confidence to be able to put it back together. I have tried it twice in my 40 years. …both the iPad and iPhone remain lying in pieces, more broken than when I attempted to replace the screen on one, and home button and son the other….
Not really your fault. The iDevices are not only _not_ designed to be taken apart, they are designed _to not come apart_ without breaking. :/ It's a sad fact for many contemporary devices.
What does the motor speed on these do? Is it proportional to the fps?
Btw: As it is a German Company I might help with pronouncing Arriflex. Try it with the most German accent you can imagine because of the double r. The beginning is more like in 'Arnold'.
Find "liquid tape". It comes in a bottle with a brush in the lid. It's a vinyl that drys like wire insulation. Works great.
This is what I love about film. At it's core all you have to do is let light hit a thing. Yet the level of sophisticated engineering and imagination that goes into doing that well in a way that speaks to people is mesmerizing.
I love Hand Tool Rescue and yes, he throws tons of stuff together into Evaporust and I have no idea how he keeps track of what goes where
I am glad I am not the only one who knew who he was talking about. XD
He recorded it on video ;)
@@ARVash exactly! He's even said so in his videos, he just films taking them apart, and if he has any trouble getting things back together he refers to the video!
300 C is a bit low for soldering. You end up putting heat into the part for longer.
You should use arround 350C for lead solder
I was thinking the same thing, people tend to think they should use as low a temp as possible to reduce the risk of heat damage, but that just means you have to apply the heat longer and it can follow the leads melting insulation or desoldering/frying some other component. I've learned to use 375C (lead free) when soldering to a circuit board pad, touch-and-go as quickly as possible and leaving a bit of cooling time between if the pads are close.
The delicate dance of being too gentle with something vs being heavy handed in disassembly where a guide isn't available. If that isn't universal to all physical makers I don't know what is.
That crackle paint is well known as a finish for MGB dashboards, the spray is readily available in the UK.
Known as "wrinkle finish" here in the US as well. Used on a lot of different things. Actually have a can in my garage ...
@@PhilG999 "wrinkle finish" aka Hammertone
Widely available at hardware stores. Can also be replicated in powder coat.
Crinkle finish is a different texture than hammer-tone finish.
Builds new things then makes them look old...
Restores old things to make them look new...
ARRI is a contraction of Arnold and Richter. So say "Arnold and Richter" in your best German accent and you can figure out the best (at least in German) pronunciation of "ARRI".
The ARRI live motors are fairly robust and usually always repairable. If you want a challenge, try to repair a sync motor (holds the cam speed to 24/25 frames-per-second). These are a devil to repair due to the speed governor mechanism. Watch out for the medical motors (white) - they require external circuitry.
Here is a collection of ARRI literature I had on this PC: 1drv.ms/u/s!Atbvly-19auVvzLLIeJFv7PCOdcD?e=Dc70NX
I'll dig out the repair manual and post a copy.
However, if you really want to go down the rabbit hole of movie cams, get a Mitchell - the camera that filmed Hollywood.
-Siff
Fascinating as always, Adam. I understand your comments regarding the wealth of information/knowledge/howto type of videos that are available nowadays. It’s possibly the main positive point for TH-cam existing which helps when you’re stuck trying to repair or refurbish a piece of kit.
I wonder when Adam will release his own version of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”? Perhaps entitled “Adam and the Art of Nerdy Gadget Refurbishment”?
Btw, does anyone know what make/model of torch that Adam has on the worktop (35min mark) ?
Adam: The repair guys will watch their videos back to place bolts and parts back in the right order.
Adam: "I like the quietness". Motor: sounding like a dentists drill
That isn't bedhead, that is mad scientist hair you have Adam 😁
Prof Simon's younger brother?
@@alwayscensored6871 Possibly🤔
".... so there will be some ASMR disassembly video first.... (later) "HOW DO I GET THIS OUT???" lol
I was going to say it's not ASMR if you keep yelling, Adam. 😄
Ha!
Hi Adam,
I love your love for the old Arris!
I dreamt of an Arriflex since I was 9 years old. I had to wait 40 years until I finally owned one. It's the legendary 16st from the Swedish Broadcast Company. I took it to a specialist and he said, though it looks pretty worn, that the insides are in great shape.
It gives me joy to even look at it, touch it and hear it humming...what an amazing feat of craftsmanship!
Thank you for your video. We have to keep them alive. They're far too iconic...
Hi! I'm a precision mechanic from Germany. 1997 I had the opportunity to follow the manufacturing process of an ARRI 435 from the first screw to the finished camera! ARRI is just a great company! Just like PANAVISION! Both companies a dream to work for a precision mechanic 🙂👍
What type of dispensing bottle/can is that?
I just found them, they seem to be called "Justrite 14004."
Adam, Tupperware makes a small orange skin peeler tool, no larger than a pen. This is insanely popular with technicians in almost every field because it costs a fraction of the cost of a plastic screwdriver blade. Wonderful for prying parts, aligning bearings without risk of scratching, and cleaning hard plastics, also safe for electrical wire and charged capacitor contact. The other side (orange wedge), also great for peeling tapes and such (teardrop shaped edge has many uses). Do yourself a favour for the next restoration project and grab a few (dozen) for yourself.
Holy shit Adam, your explosive and persnickity passion when you talk about ANYTHING is so inspiring! You are a truly incredible human being, I hope you have a wonderful year - and just know that you've changed how I see and think about everything over the years. Absolutely for the better.
Take Care :D
Ooooh an Arri... Man, I always want to try out real 35mm movie gear. But without a production, it's kind of hard to justify the cost.
But about the pronounciation... uhm... it's German... so I guess it's closer to how how one would say Ari than Aeri. .. Though since it's two r's the a should probably be shorter for Arri compared with Ari. Though. I'm Swedish and only know little German in general. Someone that speaks it fluently probably can say with more certainty.
Well done! A short "A" followed by the short two "R"s and then the "I" in the german way. German "I" sounds like english "E".
Adam: has absolutely ALL of the tools in the world.
Also Adam: uses pliers to undo a nut
I always thought the photography in Dr Strangelove was the craziest Kubrick film.
Arri was founded by two partners in 1917: August Arnold and Robert Richter. The name Arri comes from the first two letters of their last names. AR (nold) and RI (chter). I have heard the German technicians who work for Arri pronounce it "Our-e" while the English speakers have Americanized it to "Air-e".
right I didnt know that. Greatings from germany. and when you want to get very nittpicky: The A is short because it stands before an doublecharackter.
@@DieFreakmusik are you saying it’s a “soft A”? That would make sense when hearing the German pronunciation.
@@daveaxford9244 no on contrary. its more like an "arrri" and less like "ahri"
Insulation can be fixed, just use thin 2mm sleeving, and slide down the wires, to put the insulation back. Those windings can come out though, either there are screws hidden under the paint, or they can be pressed out.
The switch as well should still be available, just look for the current model, and then get it brand new. So long as it has the same toggle diameter and body size it will work, they are still being made, or are available on the surplus market, though just as a generic switch.
Exactly. You beat me to it.
Adam, I'm surprised that you don't have a set of gunsmiths hollow ground screwdrivers. They would help prevent stripping out common screwheads.
He does. He got them while working on the Samaritan build.
Adam: mentions his hair in every video.
Also Adam: had the same hair style for 20yrs
We tend not to notice it, but when we were filming with him on Tuesday, even WE noticed it was crazy and stopped camera at an opportune time so he could ... do SOMETHING with it.
You might be able to use shrink tubing to cover the leads to keep the short from happening.
i love old movie equipment. to me thats so awesome. i looked into it due to my wifes passions. shes a graphic artist who turned me on to Muybridge's works the images were of course amazing but my engineering mind went to how the hell did he do that so i started looking into the film equipment. i could never use it to the degree that some of these amazing people have but i still find the equipment fascinating.
For a good time check out a guy by the name of George Greenough. Once upon a time I saw him take a Mitchell 35 and run it thru a bandsaw. Result was a beautiful 35mm motion picture camera that was lighter than a Bolex. :-)
Hi Adam! A couple of years ago I picked up my own ARRI 2C which I restored into working condition. And I must say it's wonderful once you run film through it, the mechanical beauty of this 80-year-old camera and the image it produces. It's stunning! Lovely to see you open up the motor!
That leather bench top is a national treasure.
Did anyone else think it was gonna be a 45 min video of Adam trying to take the thing apart at first haha.
Anyone know where to find one of those red spirit dispensers he uses for cleaning?! Want!
I was wondering what shirt Adam was wearing, and look. There is the tag. Nice.
What is more important?
The process?
The end product?
Something else?
38:44 it's noisy because you didn't change the bushings, nor oil them with a heavier oil. That's the noise of worn bushings.
As for the dead armature, you have to extract it, and re-do the wiring back. There's no other way. Try to do it within the case and you will, invariably break something.
I did not know this till just now, but I am 40 years old, when I was about 5 or 6 my dad took me to a 80s era camera shop, and everything had that crackle finish on it, and I always associated it with being a "real photographer" if I had something, be it a boy, lens, case, whatever, which that finish on it.. Oh this is giving me chills.
To keep track of my screws, I actually make a quick sketch of the object and all it's screw holes, then just tape the correct screw to where it would be on the drawing. Like a map. No need to carefully label little bins or trays with super specific descriptions that can still get mixed up or lost. They are all stuck in exactly the right place.
Genuinely interested in this old piece of camera/hardware. It's a massive effort to do any restoration, but the process was great.
If you're going to be a gear head Arri is the best film kit you can get.
It's pronounced like Harry but without the H
But the german way not Dirty Harry
Arry like a cockney in English
this could be a new badge you need 2 just incase Adam gets hold of it
Also Adam, the rheostats could have been removed from the housing as well, I think the top center of the little nipple that sticks up has a little metal plate that's just glued on, slip a razor blade under them and pop them off and I'd bet good money there is a screw under that little plate for removal. They will of course require a tiny dab of glue to get the little plates back on, but I'm sure you could figure that out on your own, lol 🤘
Idea on how some people might 'remember' where every screw goes: They film it.
But yeah, i couldn't live with the idea of not knowing where everything goes and would also take notes - probably putting every screw in a different compartment in a small-part sorting thingy.
These old Arriflex cameras were reliable workhorses. Many of our favorite classic movies were shot with these. As far as I know, the registration isn't the greatest, but they produce fantastic images, especially with currently available film stocks and modern film scanning. If only 35mm film wasn't so insanely expensive. A 400 ft mag holds 3 1/2 minutes of film (4-perf).
Hey Adam, I have purchased myself a full set of WHIA precision screw drivers and a set of Wera Hex/Allen Wrenches. They are such beautiful tools. Thank You for the inspiration over the years and all the nowldge you share! Peace & Love. Happy New Year!
Ever used solder wick to pull existing solder off part?
Couldnt seperate the wires at the top and slide some heat shrink on them?
I know people (pedants) demand you say "air-ee" when pronouncing it, but ARRI stands for Arnold and Richter. AR..RI... I'm sticking with "ARR-EEE" 😂
You need a soda blaster. It’s like a bead/sand blaster but uses baking soda. You can clean paint off plastic, wood abs aluminum with out affecting the base material. I use mine to clean carburetors. Then you can just wash the parts to remove any soda residue.
When I'm refurbishing old motors I like to, after cleaning the commutator, put some deoxit on it so as to reduce some of the friction between the commutator and the brushes.
This video may work for the ASMR freaks out there but for those of us with misophonia this video is torture
When the motor runs it sounds like a screaming Muppet. Couldn't stop laughing.
Ahhh, the old adage. If you can't take one apart, then take them both apart.
This vid makes me want to get out my late uncles * & 16mm movie cams and 35mm cameras that haven't see day light in 30 yrs,,,The world of digital sure has robbed us of true history in filmiing,,,thx Adam,,,Bear.
How to videos would be 10x longer if you recorded the labelled inventory of screws and hardware. Therefore I can accept the anxiety of not seeing it. But the spray painting indoors with no ventilation, that's the one that I can't figure out. How do you keep the place from being an overspray dust bin?
One of the things I go by whenever I'm on a set is paying attention to how much wear is on certain pieces of equipment. if something looks garbage but everyone still uses it, it is most definitely good and should be bought. wear means they get used often but everyone is comfortable with using it.
Indeed, you always see a couple of pieces that are just worn out on the outside, sometimes also on the inside, but people still use it.
There are still niches that only belong to a handful of old brands, crafted when the work ethic was the opposite of today's planned obsolescence.
Thats what they say about vintage guitars
Classic Arri is certainly much more charming than modern ones. Can't wait for what more will come out of this project!
It cannot be lost on Adam that the motors sound just like R2D2 screeching!
And that was the day that Adam began finishing all of his projects in black crackle. Count me in!
I love this. I would not consider myself a Luddite but i cannot get best the joy it gives me to do things the analog way when able. I bought a Tascam Model 24 so I could get the tactile feel of faders while recording and mixing in post. The benefit of moder tech is that it all records to a SD card so I dont need hundreds of feet of tape. have a K2000 and play with film photography because it just feels so immersive in every little way. Motors, switches, cogs and film and magnetic tape... OH HOW I LOVE YOU SO!
Is that "Jamie" on the front of your multimeter in white out and "savage" in marker on the side?? I do believe it may be LMAO if I infact am correct than I would LOVE to hear the story behind that... Is it a removable rubber plastic case that got swapped did he gift it was in "accidently stolen"? Which happens ALL THE TIME in shops with multiple workers... Anyway if you get the comment tell the story hahaha be safe! Great video! Been a myth busters fan since day one and fairly new to TH-cam watching so love the channel and be safe!.... 2 mins later I have closed up and zoomed in and it infact says savage on front and side I was wrong and ps you were always my favorite myth buster!
Since it is German it is more "AH" (like the expression AHA!) than AE (like english "air"). The R:s are like hard Scottish rolling R, front tip of tongue. I´m Swedish, but it is sort of same-same logic. In some parts. Sort of. :)
Many people mis-pronounce it as "Air Ree" but the name comes from the first 2 letters of the Last names of the men who started it, ARnold & RIchter, hence ARRI, in German fashion. So the correct pronunciation is "AH REE". Many, many, many people will argue this fact, but that is the historical fact of German naming conventions, and English pronunciation within in the German speech.
I have an original WW2 Arri 35 pre A model. It is serial 675 and since the first Arriflex 35 (handkamera) was serial 500 mine is the 175th camera produced. Unfortunately I have not been able to get any info from Arri about the camera, I think they may have lost most of their records in WW2. The only thing I am missing on my camera are the lenses. I purchased it in Germany.
You're correct in saying "Arri" like "Harry"
Source: I shook hands with the ceo circa 2009 and my father used to work for them in their lighting department as a salesperson. I sent this to him as you're my favourite makers / tinkerers (second to my Dad of course! ❤️).
So, Arri made a blue Swiss Army knife for Kubrick and his camera crew including his director of photography Doug Milsome. Lovely Arri Blue with their old logo in silver….delightful. I worked with Doug years later in 94 as his loader and he gave me the Swiss Army knife as a thank you. I carried it for years until my entire kit was stolen in a studio in Bratislava 😩 gutted.
On the need for organizing screws-
I do vintage camera repairs for fun and so watch people doing them regularly as well. One of the prominent experts in the space is Chris Sherlock, who specializes in repairing old Kodak Retina cameras. He has uploaded a ton of videos of him doing these repairs and in all of them he just puts all of the screws, and what-have -you into a single container to them be cleaned.
HOW?!
Black and gray crackle paint was available from electronics warehouses for decades back in the '60s, because that was the nifty finish for gear from the earliest days of radio. I can't imagine it being considered nifty nowadays and haven't seen it on anything for years.
Why would "anything from X volts to Y volts" be an acceptable answer? The higher the voltage, the hotter the windings get (unless overridden by the rheostat). Why wouldn't the original rating of the battery voltage from your battery box video be the only correct answer? You have to answer the question "how hot is too hot?" Too hot might work ok for a while, but it all comes down to what long-term damage are you doing to the winding insulation and how long will you have to spend in hell to pay for your sins?
Camera gear finishes are so luxurious. There was another pseudo-crackle finish in the late 50s that usually came in a metallic aqua blue, and green, that had a "curdled" complexion. You don't see that anymore, but my father's camera gear - Voightlander and Star tripods, had that mottled gloss on "accent panel" sections, complemented with another particular to the era burnished aluminum and a kind of almost textured aluminum colored pot metal. A lost color way. / serious loon
If I did this to an Arri motor, I would be so embarrassed that I would not have been able to go on with the shoot. He killed that motor! Also, he tried to cover with some cute story about Kubrick and you could tell he was ashamed of himself. Cute doesn't cover for the kind of incompetence he showed throughout this "build/crash". I have experience with these motors and I was screaming at the screen the whole time! It's pronounced Ar-ee, by the way.
Varnish. Yup. Try a not too liberal coat of varnish. Don't coat the ends where you have to solder. It would be easier to not to have strip those fragile wires. Buy some of the same gage bare wire to experiment with. The varnish may have to be heated, if so protect the coils with a few layers of aluminum foil. Rig up a decent facsimile to hone your surgical skills on before working on the real deal. Get the techniques down pat, and I won't have to say good luck. But since those wires are so small, I'll say it anyway. Good luck.
ARRI the how Adam say it. because it is German (Munich). August Arnold and Robert Richter are the Founders. Take the first two Letters of the Names ARnold & RIchter. ARRI.
28:16 I love Adam's noises of amazement
The best part about those old Kameras are the lenses if you are lucky.
And about the pronunciation. ARRI themselves are inconsistent. For me it will always be Arri and not Er-rih - but I am a native German speaker and we pronounce Arnold Richter way different than any American ever could
Thank you so much for this nice video. But i would like to ask a question about the tools vou use in this video. Specially the soldering iron. What is that? I´m looking for a smal and compact soldering iron like the one you use. Because i don´t like these big soldering stations cause they need to much space on the bench.
Again thank you very much. I really like these builds. :)
Since it‘s a German company it‘s Arri not Erri, but to be very honest both pronunciations are wrong, but that‘s ok 😄
I love that you breath light into old film equipment, I have redone some old Arri lights, but I mostly worked on newer cinema equipment, since I used to work in a cinema rental for some time and I had the opportunity to take apart a lot of different camera systems and cinema lenses during that time.
I know Adam never reads any of these comments, but please relate the following to him, he would have a much better soldering experience if he raised the temperature of his soldering iron another one hundred degrees. Three hundred is just not hot enough, for most things. He was fighting with desoldering those wires, and likely knocked the shellac from those windings wires.
He could replace the insulation with some more lacquer or transformer magnet winding shellac, so that they aren't bare anymore.
Those switches should be readily available at many electronic supply stores.
i was thinking a camera motor should be quiet :O this thing is loud. (now that i think of it - it might be the mic AGC to blame for the loudness) Do they sound like that when new? I started my engineering career designing DC motors and i've always been fascinated by them even though i do electronics and robotics now :)
"I guess I coulda figured it out"... um... we all guessed that... when you figured it out... like 5 seconds before.
Seeing those little screws laying on the bench as Adam wrestled with the motor body directly on top of them gave me horrible anxiety. I know exactly how quickly tiny screws can seize their chance to escape back to their home world never to be seen again when they get knocked around and fall off a work bench. I've seen them vanish into thin air on a perfectly clean floor, and have spent hours searching for replacements of proprietary oddball thread size screws for antique devices. It's nerve wracking
That's not crackle it's wrinkle! BTW go to a Harley dealer and ask for Engine Brightener (Oem 93600068) to make the blacks wrinkle black again.
Normally Adam is taking things that are shiny and newly-made and then he 'ages' them and makes them look old and well-used. .
In this case it is the opposite.
he is taking something old and scuffed and obviously 'heavily used' and restoring it back to a newly-made appearance. .
I also went to film school - or rather, I went to school, and studied film there! But I and everyone I know have been saying "ARE-ee" much more often than "AIR-ee."
I think pronunciation-wise it would be with the long Ah, like in "Arnold". After all, Arri is a company founded by two German guys called Arnold and Richter.