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9
To install or replace the battery
9.1
.
9.2
Pull the battery
out of the battery compartment as far as the wiring will allow.
9.3
Pull the connector
off the terminals of the old battery and push it onto the terminals of the new
battery
.
9.4
Install the battery
in the battery compartment, ensuring that the wiring is neatly stowed.
9.5
Refit the battery cover
9.6
Press the switch
and ensure that the balance mechanism digital display is lit for approximately
15 seconds.
9.7
Put a finger over the light sensor (Fig 1.1, item 5) and press the switch. Ensure that the level
bubble and drag knob scales are lit.
Adjustments
Brake knob adjustment
10
To remove the brake knob
:
10.1 Turn the knob counter-clockwise to its lower stop.
10.2 Unscrew the securing screw
until its stop is reached
10.3 Turn the knob until it is 45° below the horizontal, then pull the knob off the shaft.
11
To install the brake knob
:
11.1 Turn the shaft clockwise, by hand, until the brake is applied.
11.2 Turn the shaft 60° counter-clockwise.
11.3 Push the knob onto the shaft at the 45° position.
NOTE:
The illumination level of the digital display and the level bubble and the drag knob scales
varies with the intensity of the ambient light. If the ambient light level is high, the level
bubble and drag knob scales will not be lit.
Removal of the battery will not affect the calibration of the balance mechanism display.
NOTE:
The pan and tilt brake knobs are set during manufacture so that the brakes are fully
applied before the knobs reach their upper stops. As the brakes bed in during use it may
be necessary to reset the knobs.
The procedure shown is for the tilt brake knob.The pan brake is adjusted in a similar
fashion