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Servicing
General
Vinten products are robustly made to high engineering standards and little attention is required to
maintain serviceability save regular cleaning. Attention to the following points will ensure a long
and useful service life with minimum need for repair.
Cleaning
During indoor use, the only cleaning required should be a regular wipe over with a lint-free cloth.
Dirt accumulated during storage may be removed using a semi-stiff brush. Particular attention
should be paid to the leg clamps and the tripod mounting face.
Use out-of-doors under adverse conditions will require special attention. Salt spray should be
washed off with fresh water at the earliest opportunity. Sand and dirt acts as an abrasive and
should be removed using a semi-stiff brush or vacuum cleaner.
Clamp sleeves
The leg clamps are fitted with removable clamp sleeves. In the event that
sand, dirt or other con-
taminants have entered the clamp the sleeves
may be removed for cleaning, as follows.
Remove any payload from the tripod.
Release the leg clamp.
Grip the knob
(11)
and remove the retaining screw
(11.3)
.
Unscrew the knob
(11)
until the clamp plate
(11.2)
and spherical clamp nut
(11.4)
can be
removed from the clamp housing
(11.5)
.
Rotate the clamp sleeves
(11.6)
inwards so that the lugs on the sleeves line up with the cut-
outs in the clamp housing
(11.5)
.
Slide the clamp sleeves up the tripod legs until they are clear of the clamp housing.
Using a semi-stiff brush or vacuum cleaner, remove any dirt from the faces of the
clamp
sleeves
and the inside of the
clamp housing.
NOTE:
Use only detergent-based cleaners. DO NOT use solvent- or oil-based cleaners,
abrasives or wire brushes to remove accumulations of dirt, as these damage
the protective surfaces.
NOTE:
Figure shows a top clamp. Other leg clamps are of similar construction.
WARNING! Do not attempt to remove the clamp sleeves from the tripod
legs. If a clamp sleeve is damaged it should be replaced by qual-
ified personnel in accordance with the Maintenance Manual
(Publication Part No. 3901-9).
Summary of Contents for HDT Heavy-Duty
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Page 7: ...7 HDT 1 Tripod 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 6 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 12 ...
Page 9: ...9 14 Four bolt head fixing 15 Elevation handle 16 On shot clamp Elevation unit 14 15 16 ...
Page 17: ...17 Installing or Removing the Elevation Unit 8 12 13 1 8 1 12 2 12 3 13 2 13 13 3 12 1 ...