Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly

[Mayhem]

Hey Rick,

Thanks for that. There are no belt covers and none listed on the drawing but now that you have told me what they are, it makes sense. I'm not all that worried about belt covers and could make them if needed.

Yes, I expect the price on parts to be expensive but I will follow through with the enquiry to see. You never know... I have thought about making an auto feed using a stepper motor (have some 3 phase ones from high end moving lights I could use) but I want to explore the repair path first. however, I may just have to pick your brains later on. The spindle lock is a simple fix and as previously stated, there are many items on the list that I will not need to get from Kondia. It is however, a list that I can work from.

A donor head from another Kondia would be an ideal find. One with a shot spindle or other issue, from which I could get parts would be perfect. I saw one in the UK a while back on eBay that went for a few hundred quid but then I would need someone to dismantle it and weigh in the rest for scrap, sell the motor and then freight the rest to me. Too much trouble and may not come out any cheaper.

In reality, it only cost me $450, as there was the same (possibly more) in tooling that came with it. All others I have seen here for sale are $3900 and above (well above in some cases). So, I'll take my time and see what evolves.

So no - you haven't devastated me - you have confirmed what I already knew and it is good to have a voice of reality!