<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>A couple of easy ways.</div><div><br></div><div>First the MI- number for a ball bearing head and an air head are different. You can look in the book or a catalog sheet.</div><div><br></div><div>Second, try to rotate the head by hand. If if will turn with out any strength required, then it is a ball bearing head. If it resist at all do not force.</div><div><br></div><div>As far as I know, most would be air bearing. You can use a regular compressor if you do a lot of filtering and water trapping. Make sure that the filter gets all oil and is down to certain micron size. Maybe someone has those specs.<br><br>Chris Hill</div><div><br>On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:48 PM, <a href="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com">COURYHOUSE@aol.com</a> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>good question..... I do not know.... i see in the
catalog it lists air as an option and ball bearings
standard... how to <em>tell? I am gonnna have to read
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<div>In a message dated 4/5/2012 6:33:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
<a href="mailto:dave@zfx.com">dave@zfx.com</a> writes:</div>
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you've got an oil-free air compressor system for the head's air-bearings...
<div>or does it have a ball-bearing head?<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 8:03 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a title="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com" href="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com">COURYHOUSE@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>indeed! Clever heh odd how the
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<div>In a message dated 4/5/2012 4:14:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, <a title="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com" href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com" target="_blank">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a> writes:</div>
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<div>On Apr 5, 2012, at 4:08 PM, <a title="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com" href="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com" target="_blank">COURYHOUSE@aol.com</a>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 19px">Yikes! </div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 19px"><span style="FONT-SIZE: medium">I hope you
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