On a sort of related note ...
Years ago I had an Epson impact printer. It had rollers that had to be
periodically cleaned with alcohol. Then I got one of the early Epson inkjet
printers.
It too had rollers that had to be cleaned. But you weren't supposed to use
alcohol. Nothing about it in the directions and/or user guide. I only found out
*AFTER* cleaning the rollers & it wouldn't work ...
I had to call Epson tech support, which should give you some inkling how long
ago this was. They did send me replacement rollers.
I'd check with the manufacturer and see what they have to say.
I had one of the early HP
On 3/16/2018 21:48, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Yes, lubricant on a ball head is generally a really bad idea. I don't know of
any manufacturer that recommends lubricant of any kind.
Really Right Stuff has a video on how to clean one of their ball heads
properly. I've found that it is just about exactly the same as the procedure
described by Arca-Swiss, FOBA, Kirk Photo, Acratech, and others in their
owner's manual and literature.
https://youtu.be/eR_a8I3Zd_I
I would do this first, before anything else. The likely cause of stiction in
a ball head is a tiny—microscopic!—film of finger oil and dirt deposited on
the ball's treated surface ... get all of it off and the ball head should
work as new again.
G
Paul Stenquist Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:18:02 -0700 wrote:
I use a large heavy-duty Sirui bullhead when shooting off a tripod with big
glass. It’s been excellent for several years, smooth and solid. But I think
it may have picked up a few specks of dirt here and there, and now it has a
bit of a tug and hesitation in its movement. I’m wondering if anyone has
tried lubricating a bullhead with light oil. I think that may make matters
worse by attracting dirt. I can clean it somewhat by rotating it to extreme
positions while wiping it down, but that doesn’t seem to fully solve the
problem. Is lube okay or a bad idea?
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