Hi all,I played a full day on Saturday,all went well until the afternoon,I started having jams and misfeeds constantly,turned my cyclone into a blender.
when I got home I broke my marker down and documented everything,looking for the problem,I really thought it was due to the ratchet spring in the cyclone because it wouldn't cycle manually,I had to "snap" the manual feed to make it cycle.
after closely observing the action I noticed that there was an unusual amount of "play" on the lightning rod and ratchet,upon disassembly I saw exactly what the problem was..the hole for the lightning rod has worn out significantly,so much so that it causes misfeeds.
I took a few pics but my camera isn't that great for close ups so bear with me.
Todd,if you read this let me know if these rods are gauranteeed.Thanks.










I've install the original plastic rod and no problems.

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