Mallet does not engage the bell

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eppy
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Mallet does not engage the bell

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Hiya,

Just got my kit in the mail this weekend and I've been playing around trying to get it to work. I have a number of issues, but I'll try to post about each one individually.

The first issue is that the bell mallet does not engage with the bell when ringing. At first, I thought I had aligned it incorrectly, but it does seem to swing back and forth when a call is incoming, just not enough to get close to the bell. When I disassembly the bell and hold it close enough, it doesn't really ring. I'm thinking that the components aren't giving it enough power to swing far enough. Here is a short video of the motion during a call and me trying to get it to ring the bell.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/GmaeYN2bRqzenGsH8

Any thoughts on what could be affecting it?

Thanks,
eppy
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