Broken totem cam repair

My purple totem has a broken thumb loop. One of the little rubber pieces broke making it so I can't pull 2 of the lobes. I emailed totem and they will make an exception for me and fix it but I have to mail it to Spain. Just wondering if anyone in the US can do it or if anyone else has had this problem.

had two totem basics break on me and sent them to Spain. Shipping costed about 18$ if I remember correctly. Took about 4 months from when I sent them in to get them back and they charged me 30$ to replace the trigger wires on a green basic and fix the springs on the blue totem basic which broke due to a manufacturing defect. One of the replacements (blue) is still has a weird/clunky trigger pull and probably won't use it. Sorry this probably isn't what you want to hear.

E Mann no this is good to hear. Just wondering if it is worth it or to just try and rig it myself or even buy a new one if it's going to cost a ton.

Oh snap! You truly have my condolences and hope you get some good news, but This is like hearing Tom Brady is a real jerk to people in the service industry and I kind of want to heae more! I obviously can’t afford Totems and am a bit bitter. 

I'd buy a bag of black zip ties at the 99 cent story and be back in business in 5 mins.

zap straps and/or electrical tape would fix that in a jiffy.

Briggs Lazalde wrote: Clean the area first with a mixture of vinegar and lemon juice. Let soak.

Before? mailing it back or what? 

Tristan Burnham wrote:

Before? mailing it back or what? 

Before taping it.

Tristan Burnham wrote: E Mann no this is good to hear. Just wondering if it is worth it or to just try and rig it myself or even buy a new one if it's going to cost a ton.

its not a weight bearing piece and could probably be fixed pretty easily with rubber cement/epoxy/maple syrup. I wouldn't want to deal with the time and money of sending it in.

Tape.

Or, um, wait...

How did the thumb loop break?

Live Perched wrote: How did the thumb loop break?

It just snapped one day pulling the trigger. No falls and no abrasion marks. 

Tristan Burnham wrote: My purple totem has a broken thumb loop. One of the little rubber pieces broke making it so I can't pull 2 of the lobes. I emailed totem and they will make an exception for me and fix it but I have to mail it to Spain. Just wondering if anyone in the US can do it or if anyone else has had this problem.

I’ve used www.sugru.com to fix cams in the past with pretty good results.  Mainly just replacing the cable coating though.  If it were my cam I’d give it a shot and see how it works.  It’s not a permanent fix but it’s fairly strong stuff and might work for a while if you need it in the near future. 

I fixed mine with paracord and heat shrink wrap

Nick Haha wrote: This just happened to me too, how did it work out fixing it?

I just used some electrical tape and totally forgot it was broken. 

I ordered some zip ties, but that’s good to hear electric tape works too