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Posted: 5/17/2015 6:03:25 PM EDT
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If you are brave, take it apart and take a look at the spring and carrying slide (the part that the blade rides on) see if the springs are worn out. Maybe there is no enough tension left in the spring to propel it to the locked position.
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Posted: 5/17/2015 6:29:54 PM EDT
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If you are brave, take it apart and take a look at the spring and carrying slide (the part that the blade rides on) see if the springs are worn out. Maybe there is no enough tension left in the spring to propel it to the locked position. I dont have the tool to remove the screws. Its some crazy triangle style screw..... Shouldnt be wore out. I bet its only been deployed 50 times or less. |
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Posted: 5/17/2015 8:52:06 PM EDT
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Oh geez. I was just thinking about buying one.
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From what I've read I think you can remove the glass breaker and that hole in the handle will allow you to lube/blow air out through there. Might try that? |
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Posted: 5/17/2015 11:01:18 PM EDT
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I'll try that.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 7:35:31 AM EDT
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I haven't had any problems with mine yet but I've heard of people filling it up with lighter fluid and shaking it up to loosen gunk inside and then letting it drain/dry.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 10:56:52 AM EDT
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I've considered getting an Ultratech, but all the customer service woes I've seen on arfcom has scared me off.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 8:06:01 PM EDT
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Use Naptha to clean out the knife. Squirt it in there, shake it around and let it dry. You do not want a lot of oil in there. Too much oil tends to gum it up.
Good luck. eta What pokey said. 
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Posted: 5/20/2015 12:51:38 AM EDT
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How are you deploying the knife? Blade down or up? Any wrist movement? You can buy the screw device from blade hq.
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Posted: 5/20/2015 9:14:55 AM EDT
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How are you deploying the knife? Blade down or up? Any wrist movement? You can buy the screw device from blade hq. No wrist movement. I just push the button forward or back. It used to work just fine, this is something new. |
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Posted: 5/20/2015 10:35:42 AM EDT
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One of mine is doing this too. Glad I ran across this thread!
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Posted: 5/20/2015 10:43:18 AM EDT
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I will try the spraying some lighter fluid into it and blowing it out with air. Ive just been too busy to try.
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Posted: 5/20/2015 7:10:17 PM EDT
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It happens. Some of my Ultratechs do the same thing. They are carried. Once in a while they will fail to lock in, but a flick of the wrist locks it out. Very light lube is fine, but you don't want to cause problems by attracting lint. Worse that I have seen is the actuator lock tab is broken due to bad tempering or material. That would mean that it fails for every deployment. I have not seen this on the Scarab models due to two spring system. Get a RMA and send it back.
You can also search the microholics.org forum. A lot more knowledge there. |
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Posted: 5/20/2015 8:25:05 PM EDT
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I got it working. I sprayed a little alcohol into it and shook it around. Then I ran the knife in and out. It took doing that a few times before it would work. Then I used a little oil and its working well.
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Posted: 5/21/2015 8:49:01 PM EDT
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Good to hear.
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