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disassembly and maintainance on mini-tripod?
I have a small table top tripod by Nikon
http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...nik_tripod.jpg which has served me very well. However, it's never been quite the same since this incident: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...38f7afa8981ad0 (dunked in Coca Cola in a back pack :-( ) I would like to strip, clean and reassemble, but I've hit a snag. I have managed (not hard) to disassemble it as shown he http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...tripod_dis.jpg But I cannot see how to get the actual ball assembly apart. I can say for certain that the retaining cap on the ball does not screw (and thus unscrew) from the base; it seems to simply fit in a groove, and can be rotated both clockwise and anti-clockwise indefinately. Actually, it was cheap enough that I could buy another, but I *hate* throwing out items that are repairable, regardless of economics. All help gratefully received. BugBear |
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disassembly and maintainance on mini-tripod?
bugbear wrote,on my timestamp of 7/04/2008 6:44 PM:
(dunked in Coca Cola in a back pack :-( ) oh bugger! bad luck, Paul. But I cannot see how to get the actual ball assembly apart. I can say for certain that the retaining cap on the ball does not screw (and thus unscrew) from the base; it seems to simply fit in a groove, and can be rotated both clockwise and anti-clockwise indefinately. weird. can't think of anyway of splitting the base other than try to unscrew the cap from it. but do you need to dismantle? dunk in hot water for a while, dry with air dryer then WD40 the lot? |
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bugbear wrote:
http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...tripod_dis.jpg But I cannot see how to get the actual ball assembly apart. I can say for certain that the retaining cap on the ball does not screw (and thus unscrew) from the base; it seems to simply fit in a groove, and can be rotated both clockwise and anti-clockwise indefinately. Possibly a snap fit. It might unsnap with the application of suitable force (a firm but gentle squeeze of the split sides) - then again, it might suffer a mortal wound. But I'd like to see what is underneath - is there no clue down there..? Indeed a simple soak in a suitable solvent might be a better solution (no pun, etc..). As it was Coke, probably just a hot water/alcohol mix. Or if that doesn't work, lighter fluid (naphtha) is the best remover of just about anything, and leaves no residue. Use it with obvious precautions! |
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Noons wrote:
but do you need to dismantle? dunk in hot water for a while, dry with air dryer then WD40 the lot? If I cannot dismantle, I will proceed thusly, but in general, dismantling leads to more thorough cleaning (*) BugBear (*) and parts remaining on the work surface after reassembly, of course ;-) |
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"bugbear" wrote in message news:5KCdnRM-qMFjQ2TanZ2dnUVZ8vqdnZ2d@plusnet... I have a small table top tripod by Nikon http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...nik_tripod.jpg which has served me very well. However, it's never been quite the same since this incident: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...38f7afa8981ad0 (dunked in Coca Cola in a back pack :-( ) I would like to strip, clean and reassemble, but I've hit a snag. I have managed (not hard) to disassemble it as shown he http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...tripod_dis.jpg But I cannot see how to get the actual ball assembly apart. I can say for certain that the retaining cap on the ball does not screw (and thus unscrew) from the base; it seems to simply fit in a groove, and can be rotated both clockwise and anti-clockwise indefinately. Actually, it was cheap enough that I could buy another, but I *hate* throwing out items that are repairable, regardless of economics. All help gratefully received. BugBear If it doesn't come apart soak it in hot soapy water to remove the cola then spray it with WD-40 to diplace the water. Since WD-40 is not really a lubricant you can flush the WD-40 out with solvent and lubricate it using a proper lube. |
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disassembly and maintainance on mini-tripod?
On Apr 7, 4:44 am, bugbear wrote:
I have a small table top tripod by Nikon http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...tech/?action=v... which has served me very well. However, it's never been quite the same since this incident: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p..._thread/thread... (dunked in Coca Cola in a back pack :-( ) I would like to strip, clean and reassemble, but I've hit a snag. I have managed (not hard) to disassemble it as shown he http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...tech/?action=v... But I cannot see how to get the actual ball assembly apart. I can say for certain that the retaining cap on the ball does not screw (and thus unscrew) from the base; it seems to simply fit in a groove, and can be rotated both clockwise and anti-clockwise indefinately. Actually, it was cheap enough that I could buy another, but I *hate* throwing out items that are repairable, regardless of economics. All help gratefully received. BugBear The bottom was probably "rolled" over the closure plate. This is permanent and will not come apart. Since this is dried sugar from the coke, boiling water should do the trick. It will dissolve the sugar very quickly and when you take it out the remaining water will evaporate quickly due to the heat. Use tongs and swish it around for a minute or so. This technique is used to clean fouled, black powder steel firearms since the boiling water evaporates too quickly to rust the steel. If you like, you could put some liquid dish-washing detergent in the water first. This will help with any residual grease. Repeat until clean. Some lubricant like WD-40 is a reasonable idea once the hot water evaporates. Bob Kirkpatrick |
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disassembly and maintainance on mini-tripod?
On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:51:47 -0700 (PDT), Bob Kirkpatrick wrote:
Some lubricant like WD-40 is a reasonable idea once the hot water evaporates. Once again it needs to be said: WD-40 is _not_ a lubricant. In fact it is more like a solvent -- best used to clean away old, grimey lubricant. Once it evaporates, you have nothing going for you in the joint. For the OP: Work a wee bit of silicone grease into the ball and socket once you have it cleaned up. Not too much -- you don't want it migrating to places of an 'optical nature'. :-) Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | jonz | W3DHJ | linux 38.24N 104.55W | @ config.com | Jonesy | OS/2 *** Killfiling google posts: http://jonz.net/ng.htm |
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