Telepod Azimuth Bearing is frozenPosted By John Hamrick |
Hi,
Brand new Telepod head, mounted it on a Panoramic post. Not sure what I did wrong, or even if this is wrong, but:
The only way azimuth works, is either turning on the 3/8" post - can't be right - or by pivoting in the bushing built into the Panoramic tripod - smooth, but can't be right.
Called Televue and they said either return it to the vendor, or return it to Televue, for an exchange. But I already modded it for the altitude encoder - works great, but required peeling off a stick, now deformed sticker.
Anyways, how is the azimuth supposed to turn? Is the set screw on the 3/8" post, supposed to bind the post to an internal bearing?
Anyone else have a frozen bearing, if that's the problem?
The way that the azimuth encoder goes in, implies an inner bearing.
Any other suggestions?
If all else fails, I can use the Panoramic bushing, but that makes adding an azimuth encoder, pretty complicated.
Well my brother is really good, might be able to fix it.
Thanks very much!
John Hamrick
Brand new Telepod head, mounted it on a Panoramic post. Not sure what I did wrong, or even if this is wrong, but:
The only way azimuth works, is either turning on the 3/8" post - can't be right - or by pivoting in the bushing built into the Panoramic tripod - smooth, but can't be right.
Called Televue and they said either return it to the vendor, or return it to Televue, for an exchange. But I already modded it for the altitude encoder - works great, but required peeling off a stick, now deformed sticker.
Anyways, how is the azimuth supposed to turn? Is the set screw on the 3/8" post, supposed to bind the post to an internal bearing?
Anyone else have a frozen bearing, if that's the problem?
The way that the azimuth encoder goes in, implies an inner bearing.
Any other suggestions?
If all else fails, I can use the Panoramic bushing, but that makes adding an azimuth encoder, pretty complicated.
Well my brother is really good, might be able to fix it.
Thanks very much!
John Hamrick
