"lynnb" <lynnb@first-impressions.com> wrote in message news:793bdff5.0306230933.64a6e8be@posting.google.com...

> andyscam@aol.com (Andys cam) wrote in message news:<20030623100622.27433.00001134@mb-m01.aol.com>...

> > >We just purchased a Bogen 3063 fluid head and are very pleased with

> > >the pan movement -- just the slightest touch will initiate a very

> > >smooth pan. However the tilt is a problem. Significantly more force

> > >must be used to begin movement, which results in an initial jerky tilt

> > >action and is very annoying. Is this a characteristic of this head?

> > >How can we fix it?

> > You should just need to adjust the tilt drag with the lever on the side. To

> > achieve a light tilt drag the camera needs to be ballanced fairly well front to

> > rear so it does not tilt under its own weight. This is not a normal

> > characteristic of this head.

> I should have mentioned that the tension lever is completely loosened

> when this is happening. It is virtually impossible to gently enter a

> smooth tilt.

The sticky action is not normal, and I would return the head. The 3063

normally has rather stiff action compared with a better head (MUCH more

expensive!), but a good sample is quite usable for smooth starts/stops

and pan/tilts. I have never succeeded in fixing a bad 3063, though...