So a friend of mine gave me his Phantom III to check out because he was having hum problems. I have a number of concerns after having received the boxed up arm. The first was the note inside the lid saying that the damping fluid must be drained before packing the arm, lest damage occur and repair be needed. 
I contacted the owner to ask if indeed the fluid had been drained. The answer was not good. So my first question is - what kind of trouble can happen here, and are we looking at “send it in for repair” type repair or “here’s what you’ve got to do to clean it up” repair.
Second question - what is the screw size of the small hex head screw that secures the DIN junction box to the pillar below the arm base? It seems it is badly damaged and should be replaced. The hex flats in the screw are almost completely rounded out, so simply trying to fit the right size Allen key in it is not going to help.
Third - does anyone have a PDF of the manual? The old standby vinylengine no longer has an active server for all their scanned and saved documents.
I contacted the owner to ask if indeed the fluid had been drained. The answer was not good. So my first question is - what kind of trouble can happen here, and are we looking at “send it in for repair” type repair or “here’s what you’ve got to do to clean it up” repair.Second question - what is the screw size of the small hex head screw that secures the DIN junction box to the pillar below the arm base? It seems it is badly damaged and should be replaced. The hex flats in the screw are almost completely rounded out, so simply trying to fit the right size Allen key in it is not going to help.
Third - does anyone have a PDF of the manual? The old standby vinylengine no longer has an active server for all their scanned and saved documents.
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