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Complete

 

Teardown,

 

Cleaning,

 

and

 

Reassembly

 

of

 

the

 

Olympus

 

BH

2

 

Sliding

 

Focus

 

Block

 

Revision

 

2

 

Page

 

9

 

of

 

23

 

With

 

the

 

electrical

 

base

 

removed,

 

fragile

 

lighting

 

components

 

are

 

exposed

 

on

 

the

 

open

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

base

 

which

 

may

 

be

 

damaged

 

if

 

the

 

base

 

is

 

not

 

placed

 

on

 

a

 

suitable

 

clutter

free

 

surface.

   

Place

 

the

 

base

 

in

 

its

 

normal

 

upright

 

position

 

on

 

a

 

clean,

 

flat

 

surface

 

someplace

 

out

 

of

 

harm’s

 

way

 

and

 

where

 

dust

 

and

 

debris

 

will

 

not

 

accumulate

 

on

 

the

 

exposed

 

lighting

 

components.

   

Disassemble

 

the

 

Sliding

 

Focus

 

Block

 

Disassemble

 

the

 

sliding

 

focus

 

block

 

mechanism

 

per

 

the

 

following

 

procedure.

 

Remove

 

the

 

Trim

 

Cover

 

Use

 

a

 

suitable

 

JIS

 

screwdriver

 

to

 

remove

 

the

 

four

 

M2x4

 

screws

 

securing

 

the

 

U

shaped

 

trim

 

cover

 

onto

 

the

 

arm

 

casting

 

(see

 

Figure

 

8

).

 

 

Figure

 

8

 

 

Remove

 

screws

 

securing

 

the

 

trim

 

cover

 

Remove

 

the

 

(now

 

loose)

 

trim

 

cover

 

from

 

the

 

arm

 

casting

 

(see

 

Figure

 

9

).

 

 

Figure

 

9

 

 

Remove

 

the

 

loose

 

trim

 

cover

 

from

 

the

 

arm

 

Loosen

 

the

 

Screws

 

Tensioning

 

the

 

Slide

 

Mechanism

 

Use

 

a

 

2.5mm

 

Allen

 

wrench

 

or

 

driver

 

to

 

loosen

 

(but

 

do

 

not

 

remove)

 

the

 

three

 

M3x12

 

hex,

 

socket

head

 

cap

 

screws

 

securing

 

the

 

guide

 

block

 

into

 

position

 

on

 

the

 

back

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

focus

 

block

 

(see

 

Figure

 

10

).

 

 

Figure

 

10

 

 

Loosen

 

screws

 

securing

 

guide

 

block

 

in

 

place

 

Use

 

a

 

2.5mm

 

Allen

 

wrench

 

or

 

driver

 

to

 

loosen

 

(but

 

do

 

not

 

remove)

 

the

 

two

 

M3x16

 

hex,

 

socket

head

 

cap

 

screws

 

tensioning

 

the

 

slide

 

mechanism

 

(see

 

Figure

 

11

).

 

 

Figure

 

11

 

 

Loosen

 

screws

 

tensioning

 

slide

 

mechanism

 

Remove

 

the

 

Focus

 

Block

 

Assembly

 

from

 

the

 

Arm

 

Carefully

 

slide

 

the

 

focus

 

block

 

(with

 

attached

 

guide

 

block)

 

out

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

arm

 

(see

 

Figure

 

12

),

 

being

 

careful

 

to

 

not

 

lose

 

any

 

of

 

the

 

cylindrical

 

rollers

 

or

 

spacer

 

rods

 

in

 

the

 

process

 

(there

 

are

 

eight

 

rollers

 

and

 

one

 

spacer

 

rod

 

on

 

each

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

slide

 

mechanism).

 

 

Figure

 

12

 

 

Withdraw

 

focus

 

block

 

assembly

 

from

 

the

 

arm

 

Summary of Contents for BH-2 BHS

Page 1: ...document in its entirety for personal non commercial purposes only provided that the contents are not modified in any way including the copyright notices contained herein This document may be freely d...

Page 2: ...Tensioning the Slide Mechanism 9 Remove the Focus Block Assembly from the Arm 9 Clean the Various Slide Components 10 Remove the Guide Rails from the Arm Casting 10 Remove and Reinstall the Bottom Du...

Page 3: ...endix 1 How to Install Guide Rails in the Sliding Focus Block Mechanism 20 Placement of Guide Rails in the Side Grooves 20 Holding the Guide Rails in Place for Reassembly 20 Reinstalling Guide Rails i...

Page 4: ...gure 22 Remove the bottom dust cover 11 Figure 23 Remove two guide rails from the focus block 11 Figure 24 Clean grease from side groove in focus block 12 Figure 25 Remove guide rails from the guide b...

Page 5: ...e 56 Align holes in the base with holes in the arm 18 Figure 57 Attach the base onto the arm of the stand 18 Figure 58 Secure the arm onto the base of the stand 18 Figure 59 Reinstall screws to secure...

Page 6: ...mechanism such as may be caused by dried grease puts high stresses on the plastic drive gears in the fine focus mechanism and these can be damaged if these stresses are too high Tools Needed The follo...

Page 7: ...ng and grease may be omitted at the risk of more long term wear of the mechanical components Mobil PolyrexTM EM or Molykote 44 items 7 and 5 of Appendix 2 are recommended if lubrication is desired in...

Page 8: ...electrical base Hold the electrical base in place and set the stand in its normal upright position on a flat surface being careful not to let the electrical base shift as you do so Lift the stand from...

Page 9: ...r Remove the now loose trim cover from the arm casting see Figure 9 Figure 9 Remove the loose trim cover from the arm Loosen the Screws Tensioning the Slide Mechanism Use a 2 5mm Allen wrench or drive...

Page 10: ...15 Figure 15 The components of the focus block assembly Remove the two brass shims from the guide block see Figure 16 Figure 16 Remove the brass shims from the focus block Use a 2 5mm Allen wrench or...

Page 11: ...y be desirable to allow for a more thorough cleaning of any dust and debris accumulation in the area of the dust cover and the removal procedure is included in this document for the sake of completene...

Page 12: ...m side groove in guide block Clean the Cylindrical Rollers Soak the cylindrical rollers in a suitable solvent e g acetone to remove all grease from the rollers see Figure 27 Figure 27 Soak the rollers...

Page 13: ...rails see Figure 32 and Figure 33 Figure 31 Reinstall short guide rails into the focus block Figure 32 Scrub grease from guide rails and focus block Figure 33 Guide rails installed into the focus blo...

Page 14: ...talled into its side groove into position on top of the two brass shims sitting on the focus block see Figure 39 Note the proper orientation of the beveled edge of the guide block see Figure 40 Figure...

Page 15: ...Lightly coat four of the cylindrical rollers and the remaining plastic spacer rod with a suitable grease item 5 or 7 of Appendix 2 Place these four greased cylindrical rollers onto the greased guide...

Page 16: ...ut of position on the guide rails as they are pushed into the channel Align the three holes in the focus block with the tapped holes in the guide block see Figure 48 Figure 48 Push guide block and rol...

Page 17: ...full range of motion of the focus block see Figure 52 If necessary loosen the three M3x12 hex socket head cap screws securing the guide block to the focus block and the two M3x16 hex socket head cap...

Page 18: ...Tighten the four M6x25 screws to secure the arm to the base see Figure 58 Figure 58 Secure the arm onto the base of the stand Reinstall the Electrical Base Carefully lower the assembled stand over th...

Page 19: ...t Original Olympus Documentation An early version of the Olympus BH2 BHS repair manual see Figure 60 was referenced during the preparation of this document A scanned PDF version of this manual is avai...

Page 20: ...ld end up on the exposed bearing surfaces of the guide rails which would interfere with the cylindrical rollers and prevent free motion of the sliding focus block Rather than utilizing adhesive the gu...

Page 21: ...igure 67 and press the guide rail down firmly at the ends to thoroughly embed it into the grease see Figure 68 Figure 67 Place second guide rail into the guide block Figure 68 Set the second guide rai...

Page 22: ...ugh removal of this heavy grease is important since any exposed grease can lead to an accumulation of dust and debris which might eventually foul the sliding focus block mechanism The Prepared Guide B...

Page 23: ...1 2 5mm Allen Driver T Handle Wiha 33437 Amazon 8 59 2 4 0mm Allen Driver T Handle Wiha 33408 Amazon 8 25 3 5 0mm Allen Driver T Handle Wiha 33411 Amazon 8 89 4 Screwdriver set JIS 4 pieces Hozan JIS...

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