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  Sachtler Video 14 counterbalance problem

  Posted by Erik Waluska on May 1, 2010 at 12:05 am

  Hello,
  I just purchased a used Video 14 mk II head and I think there may be a problem with the counterbalance because when I try to tilt up/down the spring fights very hard against the tilt and tries to return to center. I mean REALLY hard. And it doesn’t exactly return to center, it rests tilted back about 5-10 degrees. The only adjustment for the counterbalance that I can see is the red knob on the side that only has two positions, and neither of them make much of a difference. There doesn’t seem to be any way to disengage the spring either. I’ve used Sachter tripods many times before and they normally stay where you point them but I know this is an older model so I don’t know if it’s supposed to be this way or if it’s broken.

  Any advice would be much appreciated.

  Erik Waluska replied 16 years, 4 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  Erik Waluska

  May 1, 2010 at 5:15 pm

  Here are some images that may help.

  

  

  

  

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