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Batman 66 Crane fix

Vimtoman

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Just recieved a BM66 Catwomen edition and had issues with the crane position when returning.
It was fine going out but when returning would be out by quite a bit.
Clunking into the homeposition.
Looked on the web and looks like its a common problem.
Most advce has been changing the speed to 0 and adjust .
Which does help but not well enough.
Others have been adding tape.
I've moded the opto lever with some glue heatshrink to change the size of the lever.
Widen , lengthen and make it black to reduce sensor reflection.
Its now set at the defualt 20 speed and posistion is spot on.
Plus does not clang into the side home position.

The heatshrink is from CPC Part no CB19354. Its a hot glue 4mm type.
Cut a section slightly longer than the lever.
Slip it over and heat up with a heatgun or hairdryer.
Press flat with fingers to set the glue onto the metal plate.

Trim the end so that its about 1mm longer than it was.
The flattening of the hetashrink make the width about a mm wider.

When you start make sure the crane is in its home position
Put the lever back but dont tighten.
Push the crane out of the home position so its not touching the side.
Adjust the opto lever to the center of the home opto and tighten.

It should now hit every position and not clang into the home position.

Picture of opto lever below.

CRANE MOD.JPG
 
Had to sort it out as the ball was getting trapped behind the crane ball when in the first position.
Its a quick cheap fix.
Needs a new metal bit made but I think this would last :)
 
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