ORIGINAL: Sky High
...If you twist that rod back and forth enough, the wires could eventually chafe, short out or be cut.
That's true. You can't disassemble and rebuild the assembly easily either, because they cement the pod to the CF rod when they manufacture it. I made the mistake of pulling the whole foam camera thingy out of the front of the pod once and I had a heckuva time getting it back in! I'm not sure what your options would be if you happened to break any part of that assembly.