My WHOOPS is bigger than your whoops... I just realized my head is a Bogen
3029
(Manfrotto #141), not the 3047. I think they are the same, but the latter
has a bigass
quick release plate - the hexagon shaped one.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> Whoops! My Manfrotto head isn't close by but I just saw a photo of a
> 3047 head and that's not what I have. But I'll see what I can do with
> this advice anyhow. I did put some wheel bearing grease on the shaft
> once but that was many years ago. Maybe some cleaning and a lube
> change. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Rick Beckrich wrote:
> > Chuck, if one of the three 3/32 inch* socket head screws is tighter than
> the
> > others,
> > it will cause a bind like that. Also, a little focus mount grade grease
> > will smooth the operation. I use wheel bearing grease (sparingly).
> >
> > *I'm sure they are metric screws, but asa was all I had here at the
> desk.
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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