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I just repaired another broken hinge block on a Model C reproducer. I have no idea how many I have seen that were torn from the body. It puzzles me how this happens, since I have used them for many years and never broke one. Have any of you ever accidently broken one? I am at a loss to explain why so many are damaged!
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Why Are So Many Edison Hinge Blocks Broken?
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Re: Why Are So Many Edison Hinge Blocks Broken?
My guess is from droppage.
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Re: Why Are So Many Edison Hinge Blocks Broken?
Because they are tiny and people try to tighten them too much would be my guess.
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Re: Why Are So Many Edison Hinge Blocks Broken?
people think they can get it one more time around instead of turning it back when it starts to feel tight.
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Re: Why Are So Many Edison Hinge Blocks Broken?
Guilty. I've broken one in a Model H reproducer when I was a kid. The reproducer wasn't held tight in the mounting...because I hadn't tightened the screw...and I bumped the horn. The reproducer hit the floor and the hinge block sheared off quite neatly. 
In those very pre-internet days it was far easier to get another reproducer than it was to find another hinge block.
Jim
In those very pre-internet days it was far easier to get another reproducer than it was to find another hinge block. Jim
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Re: Why Are So Many Edison Hinge Blocks Broken?
Guilty, I dropped a Model O on a stone tile floor. Broke the hinge block and bent the wire guide on the other end of the weight....Lenoirstreetguy wrote:Guilty. I've broken one in a Model H reproducer when I was a kid. The reproducer wasn't held tight in the mounting...because I hadn't tightened the screw...and I bumped the horn. The reproducer hit the floor and the hinge block sheared off quite neatly.
Jim