Speaking of 3047 3-way heads. Mine has always had a herky-jerky motion
in its up/down tilt motion. Normally not a problem but in certain
positions it tends to sieze up and requires more than normal force to
get beyond the sticking point which, in turn, means overshooting the
desired set point.
Anybody know how to deal with that?
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
> Just let me know if you need parts. I have several junk bin 3047 3-way heads.
>
> ken
> www.zone-10.com
>
> On Friday, September 3, 2010, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Has anyone here done maintenance on a Bogen/Manfrotto 3047 3-way
>> head?
>>
>> I have one that I've been using for at least 20 years, and one aspect of its
>> behaviour is starting to be irritating.
>>
>> The adjuster that controls left-right tilt has got built-in slop. No matter
>> how
>> tight the clamp screw is twisted, it will still flop one way or the other,
>> usually
>> at an inconvenient moment.
>>
>> At the forward end of the shaft for this adjustor is an aluminium plate with
>> the logo etc and a compass rose going from -30 to + 90 degrees.
>>
>> Since there is no possible way in from the side facing the camera, I suspect
>> that I need to take this aluminium plate off (faces the photo subject) to
>> investigate and find out the cause of the sloppy behaviour.
>>
>> Probably it should be removed with a sharp knife or a wood chisel.
>>
>> Is this the way to do it, and will this facing plate come out unscathed?
>>
>> All & any advice gratefully received.
>>
>> Brian Swale.
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