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Control Maintenance - continued
In the unlikely event one of the larger gland style control shafts
sticks or becomes difficult to operate, you can remove the control
from the housing and lubricate it, or return the housing to Ikelite for
maintenance. To remove the control, Diagram I, loosen the set screw
in the knob (hex head wrench required); remove the knob. If there is
salt or dirt build-up on the exposed control shaft, clean the shaft. Open
the housing and gently slide the control shaft out of the control gland.
Clean and lightly lubricate the shaft, including the end of the shaft.
Slide the shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back
and forth a few times without fully removing the shaft from the gland.
Replace the knob, noting the flat area on the shaft. The set screw in
the knob should tighten down against the flat area on the control shaft
so the knob does not turn on the shaft.
After completing this procedure, close the housing and submerge it in
water without the camera inside. Check the control for watertightness.
Housing
Diagram I
Control Shaft
Gland
Tighten set screw down
against this flat area
when replacing the knob
Lubricate end of shaft
before reinserting into
gland
Loosen set screw
(hex head wrench
required)
