LabRadar Base Issues

[venatic]

I have had my LabRadar for about 4 months now and use it almost every week.
On the base I purchased with it I am on my second ball head handle/spindle doohickey thingy as its keeps getting to a point where it will not tighten.
I sent LabRadar an email the first time and they sent another but today it started doing the same thing so it's time for a better fix.
Anyone have this issue and what have you done to rectify.

 

[PackersFanboy]

sell it before your 1 yr warranty up

 

[dok7mm]

Happened to me, out of the box. I just replaced it with a Manfrotto ball head and 200pl quick release plate, so I could go from using plate to mounting on a short/medium tripod. Works great going from bench to prone.

 

[jimbires]

do you need that adjustment ? if not maybe just something simple like I'm using . I just took a piece of 3/4" plywood , drilled a hole in the middle , put a 1/4 x 20 bolt about 1 inch long bolt through the board , and screw the labradar to the board .

 

[venatic]

Happened to me, out of the box. I just replaced it with a Manfrotto ball head and 200pl quick release plate, so I could go from using plate to mounting on a short/medium tripod. Works great going from bench to prone.[/QUOTE


This is what I need to do.
Now to find the parts.

 

[FearNoWind]

From out of the days of yesteryear ... when I was deeper into photography than anyone should ever be, every quality tripod I owned had a 1/4x20 camera mounting stud and rotating head. Should not be difficult to work something out.

 

[Wedgy]

I took one of these $12 and mounted it to a piece of diamond plate I found at the range. If you have a long barrel that sticks out past the end of the bench you would need a tripod. The unit has to be pretty close to the end of the muzzle, not as critical if using a muzzle brake.
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wedgy, Jul 15, 2016 Report

 

[Okanogan]

I mounted mine on the cheapest silk compact tripod I could find using the ball head that came with it that featured a very small QD plate.

The one thing I don't like about the labradar is its battery consumption rate has me turning it on and off unlike my magnetospeed. The need to turn it on and off means a little more flexibility in positioning the lab radar can come in handy which is why I like the tripod over the plate mounted options.

 

[dok7mm]

It does go thru batteries very quickly. I use a USB battery pack and still turn it off when letting barrel cool down. There has been a few times I forgot to turn it back on. I hate getting senile !!!