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Forums » Gigapan Mechanism » Groaning sound

 
Groaning sound
Gregory Young Gregory Young
Posted: Jan 14, 2012
Total Posts: 20

My Gigapan makes a groaning sound when moving from near bottom to near top (moving between columns). It doesn’t make any unusual sounds moving from shot to shot other than that. Is this normal??
I’m nowhere near the 10 lb limit and the camera load is balanced. Greg
David Zakary David Zakary
Posted: Jan 17, 2012
Total Posts: 18

My EpicPro does the same thing. Less than 2 weeks old.
Marty Straub Marty Straub
Posted: Jan 18, 2012
Total Posts: 1

same here
David Goodwin David Goodwin
Posted: Jan 29, 2012
Total Posts: 1

Mine (one week old) does it also and seems to be related to the speed setting, have you set it to “fast”? Try medium or slow and see if it quits. Mine stopped after I set it to slow. (Options/Expert/Motor Speed)
Customer Service Customer Servic...
Posted: Jan 30, 2012
Total Posts: 48

That sound, which we call “gear chatter”, is normal. The gearing inside the magnesium housing creates a resonance. This does not affect the performance of the imager.

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