The thing was cheap. I've been restocking my camera accessories that I've sold over the last few decades and I remember buying a European made base that did about the same thing but cost hundreds. I believe the weight limit was a bit lower and if you weight it down there would be a ticking noise. You can see in the attached picture that the base is the only non-Manfrotto part. But this part still makes the operation reliable. I use the base as part of a portable stand for my iPad mini.
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