Me too Brian.
I think I have one in pieces, or at least opened up.
I'll look this afternoon when I get home, if no one
gets back to you with an answer before that.
Rick in Southern Maryland USA
*(Holding our collective breath to see where Hurricane Earl is going to
track.)
*
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:03 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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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