QuickPan IV Rotator Base
Installing Detent Discs
1)
To install or change the
Detent Discs simply loosen
the silver thumbscrew on
the side of the black Rotator
Hub by turning it in a counter
clockwise direction. Do not
remove the screw, just turn
several times. You do not need
to remove the head from the
tripod.
2)
Once the thumbscrew is
loosened, pull the Horizontal
Bracket Assembly upward out
of the Rotator Hub. You may
need to wiggle it a bit as you
lift it out of the hub.
3)
Once the Horizontal
Bracket Assembly is removed,
the Detent Disc can be
changed by grabbing the
protruding tab on the detent
ring and pulling it up out of
the Rotator Housing.
4)
The new Detent Disc is
installed by pushing it into
the recessed area in the top
of the Rotator Hub as shown
at left.
5)
Replace the Horizontal
Bracket Assembly into the
Rotator Hub. Push the as-
sembly down into the hub
to fully engage and collapse
the plunger, then tighten the
thumbscrew.
Adjusting the Force
of the Spring Plunger
The screw, shown at left, can
be used to position the spring
plunger up and down. You can
use a screwdriver (or a thin
coin) to adjust the indexing
or click-stop force. The spring
plunger is set from the factory,
but you may find that you pre-
fer a harder click-stop action.
Be sure to not overtighten
the plunger so that the metal
body of the plunger would
come in contact with the
indexing ring. Also be sure
that the plunger is not set
deep enough as this will cause
excessive play in the indexing
action.
How to install and remove the indexing discs and adjusting the indexing force
Silver
Thumbscrew
Note: The QuickPan IV rotator uses a stainless steel
ball plunger that is different from the plastic nosed
plunger on the QuickPan III. Be sure to use only the
stainless steel ball plungers (available from Kaidan) on
the QuickPan IV rotators.
