Dahua PTZ camera making creaking noises when panning up

Corvus85

Getting the hang of it
Aug 18, 2021
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Australia
Hey guys,

So I bought a DH-SDT3E410-8P-MB-A-PV1, and throughout my last week of testing, I've noticed that it makes a creaking sound only when panning up. Panning down doesn't make any discernible noise. This is heard both through the camera feed and also when standing nearby IRL. This occurs only when it reaches and passes a specific angle, leading me to believe maybe there's a bit of plastic or something left over from the manufacturing process in the gears or the pivot where the vertical motor is. It sounds like a tapping noise, or a creaking gate that needs lubrication.

Has anyone else come across this? Is there a simple fix? Or is it something more serious? I'm hesitant to give it a spritz of WD-40 lol.
 
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