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What is the first thing to do after you score a very heavy duty tilt/pan head
that was taken out of security service somewhere? I take it apart and see
how it works! We start at the beginning of the assembly process, after all the
cleaning has been done. All parts have been kept in order, so they go back in
the same place as they came out. I was surprised with the number of bearings I
actually found! This device has much heavier construction that I expected,
which is great!
I was dissapointed that it did not include video cables, and power for the
camera within the tilt/pan head, so I decided to add them. I also wanted to
clean out all the bearings and re-grease them. Tearing it down was a mess,
it was well lubricated at the factory. Other than that, the case was well
sealed, and wasn't very dirty inside.
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Elevation Drive
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Azmuth Drive
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Wiring
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