VFA-4 not turning smoothly, making nasty screeching noises
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:57 pm
Hi,
I've just got a VFA-4, which I was really looking forward to using.
However, it is not turning smoothly, and there's a horrible metal-on-metal screech with basically any turn of the mechanism. It's so loud that it literally couldn't be used on set during a take.
None of these things are very "Arri-like" to my mind, so I'm assuming something's wrong with my unit?
Is there a maintenance manual or schematic that I could look at to see if I can service the thing (before having to ship it interstate to get to my "local" Arri branch)?
I've just got a VFA-4, which I was really looking forward to using.
However, it is not turning smoothly, and there's a horrible metal-on-metal screech with basically any turn of the mechanism. It's so loud that it literally couldn't be used on set during a take.
None of these things are very "Arri-like" to my mind, so I'm assuming something's wrong with my unit?
Is there a maintenance manual or schematic that I could look at to see if I can service the thing (before having to ship it interstate to get to my "local" Arri branch)?