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Complete

 

Teardown,

 

Cleaning,

 

and

 

Reassembly

 

of

 

the

 

Olympus

 

BH

2

 

Sliding

 

Focus

 

Block

 

Revision

 

2

 

Page

 

16

 

of

 

23

 

After

 

the

 

four

 

cylindrical

 

rollers

 

have

 

been

 

pushed

 

into

 

the

 

channel

 

formed

 

by

 

the

 

four

 

guide

 

rails,

 

continue

 

pushing

 

the

 

plastic

 

spacer

 

rod

 

into

 

the

 

opening

 

until

 

just

 

the

 

tip

 

is

 

visible

 

(see

 

Figure

 

46

).

 

 

Figure

 

46

 

 

Push

 

the

 

spacer

 

rod

 

into

 

guide

rail

 

channel

 

IF

 

GREASE

 

IS

 

TO

 

BE

 

USED

 

IN

 

THE

 

SLIDING

 

FOCUS

 

BLOCK

 

(RECOMMENDED):

 

Lightly

 

coat

 

the

 

remaining

 

four

 

cylindrical

 

rollers

 

with

 

a

 

suitable

 

grease

 

(item

 

5

 

or

 

7

 

of

 

Appendix

 

2

).

  

Place

 

these

 

four

 

greased

 

cylindrical

 

rollers

 

onto

 

the

 

greased

 

guide

 

rails

 

in

 

the

 

side

 

channel

 

of

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

protruding

 

from

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

arm

 

(see

 

Figure

 

47

,

 

shown

 

without

 

grease

 

for

 

clarity).

  

Orient

 

the

 

rollers

 

as

 

shown.

 

IF

 

GREASE

 

IS

 

NOT

 

TO

 

BE

 

USED

 

IN

 

THE

 

SLIDING

 

FOCUS

 

BLOCK:

 

Place

 

the

 

four

 

remaining

 

cylindrical

 

rollers

 

onto

 

the

 

guide

 

rails

 

in

 

the

 

side

 

channel

 

of

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

protruding

 

from

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

arm

 

(see

 

Figure

 

47

).

  

Orient

 

the

 

rollers

 

as

 

shown.

 

 

Figure

 

47

 

 

Place

 

remaining

 

rollers

 

onto

 

upper

 

guide

 

rails

 

Carefully

 

push

 

the

 

protruding

 

guide

 

block

 

(with

 

the

 

cylindrical

 

rollers

 

and

 

spacer

 

rod

 

sitting

 

on

 

top

 

of

 

the

 

guide

 

rails)

 

into

 

position

 

behind

 

the

 

focus

 

block,

 

making

 

sure

 

that

 

the

 

rollers

 

do

 

not

 

come

 

out

 

of

 

position

 

on

 

the

 

guide

 

rails

 

as

 

they

 

are

 

pushed

 

into

 

the

 

channel.

   

Align

 

the

 

three

 

holes

 

in

 

the

 

focus

 

block

 

with

 

the

 

tapped

 

holes

 

in

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

(see

 

Figure

 

48

).

 

 

Figure

 

48

 

 

Push

 

guide

 

block

 

and

 

rollers

 

into

 

the

 

channel

 

Mount

 

the

 

Guide

 

Block

 

into

 

Position

 

Hold

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

in

 

position

 

such

 

that

 

the

 

three

 

holes

 

in

 

the

 

focus

 

block

 

are

 

aligned

 

with

 

the

 

tapped

 

holes

 

in

 

the

 

guide

 

block.

   

Make

 

sure

 

that

 

the

 

brass

 

shims

 

are

 

not

 

visible

 

through

 

the

 

three

 

holes

 

in

 

the

 

focus

 

block,

 

otherwise

 

the

 

screws

 

may

 

damage

 

these

 

shims

 

when

 

they

 

are

 

reinstalled

 

(if

 

necessary,

 

use

 

a

 

toothpick

 

or

 

some

 

other

 

pointed

 

tool

 

to

 

reposition

 

the

 

shims

 

so

 

that

 

the

 

screws

 

will

 

not

 

damage

 

the

 

shims

 

when

 

they

 

are

 

reinstalled).

   

While

 

holding

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

in

 

this

 

position,

 

use

 

a

 

2.5mm

 

Allen

 

wrench

 

or

 

driver

 

to

 

reinstall

 

three

 

M3x12

 

hex,

 

socket

head

 

cap

 

screws

 

to

 

secure

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

to

 

the

 

focus

 

block

 

(see

 

Figure

 

49

).

   

Initially,

 

snug

 

these

 

three

 

screws

 

slightly,

 

then

 

back

 

them

 

off

 

approximately

 

one

half

 

turn

 

to

 

allow

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

to

 

float

 

relative

 

to

 

the

 

focus

 

block.

  

This

 

float

 

will

 

allow

 

the

 

wedge

 

nuts

 

to

 

move

 

the

 

sliding

 

focus

 

block,

 

as

 

the

 

tension

 

screws

 

are

 

tightened

 

to

 

eliminate

 

the

 

lateral

 

play

 

in

 

the

 

slide.

 

 

Figure

 

49

 

 

Reinstall

 

screws

 

to

 

secure

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

Adjust

 

for

 

No

 

Lateral

 

Play

 

in

 

the

 

Sliding

 

Focus

 

Block

 

Use

 

a

 

2.5mm

 

Allen

 

wrench

 

or

 

driver

 

to

 

snug

 

the

 

two

 

M3x16

 

hex,

 

socket

head

 

cap

 

screws

 

to

 

tighten

 

the

 

wedge

 

nuts

 

(and

 

thereby

 

move

 

the

 

guide

 

block)

 

such

 

Summary of Contents for BH-2 BHS

Page 1: ...document in its entirety for personal non commercial purposes only provided that the contents are not modified in any way including the copyright notices contained herein This document may be freely d...

Page 2: ...Tensioning the Slide Mechanism 9 Remove the Focus Block Assembly from the Arm 9 Clean the Various Slide Components 10 Remove the Guide Rails from the Arm Casting 10 Remove and Reinstall the Bottom Du...

Page 3: ...endix 1 How to Install Guide Rails in the Sliding Focus Block Mechanism 20 Placement of Guide Rails in the Side Grooves 20 Holding the Guide Rails in Place for Reassembly 20 Reinstalling Guide Rails i...

Page 4: ...gure 22 Remove the bottom dust cover 11 Figure 23 Remove two guide rails from the focus block 11 Figure 24 Clean grease from side groove in focus block 12 Figure 25 Remove guide rails from the guide b...

Page 5: ...e 56 Align holes in the base with holes in the arm 18 Figure 57 Attach the base onto the arm of the stand 18 Figure 58 Secure the arm onto the base of the stand 18 Figure 59 Reinstall screws to secure...

Page 6: ...mechanism such as may be caused by dried grease puts high stresses on the plastic drive gears in the fine focus mechanism and these can be damaged if these stresses are too high Tools Needed The follo...

Page 7: ...ng and grease may be omitted at the risk of more long term wear of the mechanical components Mobil PolyrexTM EM or Molykote 44 items 7 and 5 of Appendix 2 are recommended if lubrication is desired in...

Page 8: ...electrical base Hold the electrical base in place and set the stand in its normal upright position on a flat surface being careful not to let the electrical base shift as you do so Lift the stand from...

Page 9: ...r Remove the now loose trim cover from the arm casting see Figure 9 Figure 9 Remove the loose trim cover from the arm Loosen the Screws Tensioning the Slide Mechanism Use a 2 5mm Allen wrench or drive...

Page 10: ...15 Figure 15 The components of the focus block assembly Remove the two brass shims from the guide block see Figure 16 Figure 16 Remove the brass shims from the focus block Use a 2 5mm Allen wrench or...

Page 11: ...y be desirable to allow for a more thorough cleaning of any dust and debris accumulation in the area of the dust cover and the removal procedure is included in this document for the sake of completene...

Page 12: ...m side groove in guide block Clean the Cylindrical Rollers Soak the cylindrical rollers in a suitable solvent e g acetone to remove all grease from the rollers see Figure 27 Figure 27 Soak the rollers...

Page 13: ...rails see Figure 32 and Figure 33 Figure 31 Reinstall short guide rails into the focus block Figure 32 Scrub grease from guide rails and focus block Figure 33 Guide rails installed into the focus blo...

Page 14: ...talled into its side groove into position on top of the two brass shims sitting on the focus block see Figure 39 Note the proper orientation of the beveled edge of the guide block see Figure 40 Figure...

Page 15: ...Lightly coat four of the cylindrical rollers and the remaining plastic spacer rod with a suitable grease item 5 or 7 of Appendix 2 Place these four greased cylindrical rollers onto the greased guide...

Page 16: ...ut of position on the guide rails as they are pushed into the channel Align the three holes in the focus block with the tapped holes in the guide block see Figure 48 Figure 48 Push guide block and rol...

Page 17: ...full range of motion of the focus block see Figure 52 If necessary loosen the three M3x12 hex socket head cap screws securing the guide block to the focus block and the two M3x16 hex socket head cap...

Page 18: ...Tighten the four M6x25 screws to secure the arm to the base see Figure 58 Figure 58 Secure the arm onto the base of the stand Reinstall the Electrical Base Carefully lower the assembled stand over th...

Page 19: ...t Original Olympus Documentation An early version of the Olympus BH2 BHS repair manual see Figure 60 was referenced during the preparation of this document A scanned PDF version of this manual is avai...

Page 20: ...ld end up on the exposed bearing surfaces of the guide rails which would interfere with the cylindrical rollers and prevent free motion of the sliding focus block Rather than utilizing adhesive the gu...

Page 21: ...igure 67 and press the guide rail down firmly at the ends to thoroughly embed it into the grease see Figure 68 Figure 67 Place second guide rail into the guide block Figure 68 Set the second guide rai...

Page 22: ...ugh removal of this heavy grease is important since any exposed grease can lead to an accumulation of dust and debris which might eventually foul the sliding focus block mechanism The Prepared Guide B...

Page 23: ...1 2 5mm Allen Driver T Handle Wiha 33437 Amazon 8 59 2 4 0mm Allen Driver T Handle Wiha 33408 Amazon 8 25 3 5 0mm Allen Driver T Handle Wiha 33411 Amazon 8 89 4 Screwdriver set JIS 4 pieces Hozan JIS...

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