Kit repair
For the club's own use here is a log of kit repair. Use this to identify repeat failures.
| Item | ID | Fault | Fix date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground lead | 01 | Outer sheath pulled from plug | 2024-02-04 | Inner wires shortened, plug rewired. |
| Foil Bodywire | 01 | Lamé wire detached | 2024-05-27 | Stripped, regripped and re-soldered. |
| Foil Bodywire | 02 | Intermittent off-target reported | 2024-02-04 | Could not reproduce fault. |
| Intermittent off-target reported | 2024-05-27 | Break in Lamé wire at clip end. Cut, stripped and re-soldered. | ||
| Foil Bodywire | 03 | Persistent off-target reported | 2024-02-28 | Could not reproduce fault. |
| Persistent off-target reported | 2024-03-17 | Could not reproduce fault. | ||
| Registering off-target on opponent's lamé reported | 2024-05-27 | Could not reproduce fault. | ||
| Foil | 01 | Intermittent off-target | Not fixed yet | Loose barrel - glue required. |
| Foil | 02 | Intermittent frequent off-target | Not fixed yet | Loose barrel - glue required. |
| Epée | 01 (Hill) | Not registering hits | 2024-10-13 | Wrapped top wire in insulating tape where it had been pinched. |
| Occasionally not registering hits | In progress | Socket is missing one retaining bolt. | ||
| Epée | 02 | Constantly on | 2024-11-09 | Took tip apart, cleaned everything, reassembled with new grub screw. |
| Intermittently registers an air hit. | - | Tip still dodgy - replace entire blade for now. | ||
| Epée | 03 | Random short when tip is partially or fully depressed. Not always registering on even with that. A mess. | In progress | Took tip apart, replaced bent tip spring, cleaned everything, reassembled with new grub screw. Short has gone, but now no on. Suspect new spring is too short. |
| Epée | 04 | Not registering most hits. | In progress | Grub screw slots too narrow to remove. Awaiting tools. |