It's always a good idea to check with the manufacturer's documentation about this cleaning. That said, I don't know of any ball head brand that does not recommend cleaning the ball with alcohol.
G > On Mar 17, 2018, at 9:17 AM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > On a sort of related note ... > > Years ago I had an Epson impact printer. It had rollers that had to be > periodically cleaned with alcohol. Then I got one of the early Epson inkjet > printers. > > It too had rollers that had to be cleaned. But you weren't supposed to use > alcohol. Nothing about it in the directions and/or user guide. I only found > out *AFTER* cleaning the rollers & it wouldn't work ... > > I had to call Epson tech support, which should give you some inkling how long > ago this was. They did send me replacement rollers. > > I'd check with the manufacturer and see what they have to say. > > I had one of the early HP > On 3/16/2018 21:48, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> Yes, lubricant on a ball head is generally a really bad idea. I don't know of >> any manufacturer that recommends lubricant of any kind. >> Really Right Stuff has a video on how to clean one of their ball heads >> properly. I've found that it is just about exactly the same as the procedure >> described by Arca-Swiss, FOBA, Kirk Photo, Acratech, and others in their >> owner's manual and literature. >> https://youtu.be/eR_a8I3Zd_I >> I would do this first, before anything else. The likely cause of stiction in >> a ball head is a tiny—microscopic!—film of finger oil and dirt deposited on >> the ball's treated surface ... get all of it off and the ball head should >> work as new again. >> G >>> Paul Stenquist Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:18:02 -0700 wrote: >>> I use a large heavy-duty Sirui bullhead when shooting off a tripod with big >>> glass. It’s been excellent for several years, smooth and solid. But I think >>> it may have picked up a few specks of dirt here and there, and now it has a >>> bit of a tug and hesitation in its movement. I’m wondering if anyone has >>> tried lubricating a bullhead with light oil. I think that may make matters >>> worse by attracting dirt. I can clean it somewhat by rotating it to extreme >>> positions while wiping it down, but that doesn’t seem to fully solve the >>> problem. Is lube okay or a bad idea? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
