KILRCUDA Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Heard something rattling around in my Helix Floor. Opened it up and found this piece. Any ideas what it is for and how I would put it back where it goes? It’s about 3/4 of an inch long and about 1/4 of an inch wide. Thanks! Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 It's the Fetzer valve... you'll also need a set of 30 weight ball bearings and a quart of Pennzoil to replace it. ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 hours ago, KILRCUDA said: Any ideas what it is for and how I would put it back where it goes? Oh my god! It looks like one of the retaining plungers that are used on the crystal absorption unit built into the front end of the spronk flangers. You may have to switch to battery power, but whatever you do - don’t expose it to daylight. Arrrgg - too late! Immerse it in a bucket of blue steam and wait for the disposal team to arrive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waymda Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Production line bottle opener, accidently dropped in? [nope no idea] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Boy that sucks. It looks like a zipper to me (Hardee Har Har). I am curious as to what it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, KILRCUDA said: Any ideas what it is for O.K. Seriously, check the XLR sockets on the rear and on the one marked RIGHT you should be able to see a small metal tag. If you don’t see it then that might be your “clip”. I think the metal tab is to detect if you’re using the LEFT XLR for a mono output, but don’t quote me on that, it’s just a guess. As for putting it back in place, we’ll that would require opening up your Helix. You don’t say how old the Helix is and/or if it is still within warranty. If it is covered, simply raise a ticket with Customer Support. Hope this helps/makes sense. EDIT: Stranger, and stranger - the promo pic of the rear panel on the Line 6 Helix site shows a metal tab on the right XLR socket, but I found a similar rear panel shot on a U.K website and you can clearly see 2 metal tabs - one on each. Uh? https://line6.com/helix/helix-floor-rack.html https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/150611287296002--line-6-helix-floor Edited January 28, 2022 by datacommando Added links 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILRCUDA Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 It is the metal piece that is inside of the XLP jack! Musta got pushed out when my sound tech (ahem...me!) pushed the cable in. Here it is back in its place. Thanks for all your help and did get a chuckle out of the comments! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 32 minutes ago, KILRCUDA said: It is the metal piece that is inside of the XLP jack! Yay - solved! Hope you didn’t mind our sense of fun, especially on your first post! I still can’t understand why some pictures of the Helix XLR sockets show the metal tag on the Right only and others show them on both Left and Right. Oh, hum - file under “weird”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILRCUDA Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/28/2022 at 6:46 PM, datacommando said: Yay - solved! Hope you didn’t mind our sense of fun, especially on your first post! I still can’t understand why some pictures of the Helix XLR sockets show the metal tag on the Right only and others show them on both Left and Right. Oh, hum - file under “weird”. Nothing wrong with poking a little fun! That would be weird that only one of the XLR outs would have the clip in. It's needed to keep the cable from falling out. Maybe it is the lighting angle used in the pics???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, KILRCUDA said: Nothing wrong with poking a little fun! That would be weird that only one of the XLR outs would have the clip in. It's needed to keep the cable from falling out. Maybe it is the lighting angle used in the pics???? Hi, Sean, Yup, it's where the XLR lock connects into the socket. It might be advisable if you edited this thread's title to read "What's this clip for? (SOLVED)" , in case anyone else encounters the same issue, it may make it easier to find. Thanks and have fun with your fixed Helix. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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