I'll have to check mine tomorrow. It could be a 3029 as well.
Chuck Norcutt
Rick Beckrich wrote:
> 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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