I searched around first before posting but didn't find anything so I figured I'd make a post of my own. An fiy or be careful kinda thing.
I'm always fidgeting with my Don, doing what I can to make sure it's in proper shape and maintained when I made a discovery tonight. I decided to fully disassemble the firing switch to give it a thorough cleaning (my purse isn't the cleanest and the action was getting a little creaky so...) when out of nowhere I heard the noise I always fear: the tiny clatter of some small part I didn't know was there, bouncing somewhere unseen! 8-o Lo and behold, after much combing the carpet with a flashlight, I discovered a tiny spring and a tiny metal ball. Turns out, in the top piece of the switch, there's a little round niche that is meant to house the spring and ball! It's what causes the smooth locking/unlocking twist and click action of the button shaft. Seems I learned something new about the inner workings of this awesome device! Also learned to be more careful...
So if you get ambitious like me and dismantle the thing, do so on a wide surface or inside a bag/container or something. Those tiny ball and spring are a pain in the .... to find and the switch doesn't function properly without them!
I'm always fidgeting with my Don, doing what I can to make sure it's in proper shape and maintained when I made a discovery tonight. I decided to fully disassemble the firing switch to give it a thorough cleaning (my purse isn't the cleanest and the action was getting a little creaky so...) when out of nowhere I heard the noise I always fear: the tiny clatter of some small part I didn't know was there, bouncing somewhere unseen! 8-o Lo and behold, after much combing the carpet with a flashlight, I discovered a tiny spring and a tiny metal ball. Turns out, in the top piece of the switch, there's a little round niche that is meant to house the spring and ball! It's what causes the smooth locking/unlocking twist and click action of the button shaft. Seems I learned something new about the inner workings of this awesome device! Also learned to be more careful...
So if you get ambitious like me and dismantle the thing, do so on a wide surface or inside a bag/container or something. Those tiny ball and spring are a pain in the .... to find and the switch doesn't function properly without them!
