I had been putting together a rig for a long time now and since not having the big funds to purchase a full fledge G70 rig or a Pro, I went the jig-saw method. Here is what I came up with; in detail. Now, with all the work I put into it I might just sell it, because strong winds are blowing me into another direction in life, as new job oppotunities give way. Anyway that's a whole other topic. Here is the sled and what it includes:
* 1.5" outter Carbon Fiber post
* Aluminum inner post
* Steadicam Archer I top stage with a modified 3-pol 24v contact addition ( bought from Steadicam operator Rick Lewis. Rick had the 24v installed)
* Lower junction box contacts have:
1. 2 Hirose 'video out'
2. 2 BNC 'video out'
3. 2 (2-pol) LEMO 12v 'power out'
4. 12/24v (3-pol) LEMO 'power out'
5. HD-SDI contact (not wired internally)
6. 1 12v 'power in' (MK-V wired)
7. 1 12/24v 'power in' (MK-V wired)
8. ON/OFF switch for entire system
9. 12 to 24v switch
* 1 12/24v dual AB Battery Mount (from MK-v)
* 1 AB GOLD battery mount
* Steadicam EFP Gimbal ( bought from Steadicam Steve Fracol. It was serviced before I bought it)
* MK-v EFP replacement gnurled gimbal grip
* A 4-point VD (video distributor). So all video outputs on the bottom connectors are wired. There is one contact left over for another.
* The lower lower battery mount can be adjusted for fore & Aft, by loosning the Manfrotto 357 slider. I had another slider which made it easier for micro adjustment but it did not deem too be very solid. So I exchanged it for the 357, which is more solid. The battery Module can be removed. Any nr of batteries can be used. 1-3. I installed a skottkey diode within each battery mount for extra safty. This prevents power from flowing backinto itelf. There are two Automatic 5A fuses installed. (you can replace these 5A with 10A instead. My Tech guy felt the 10A wasn't needed at the time, since I was not flying anything that power consuming. I had planned on changing it but never got around to doing it) . The fuses are marked with the nr.7 & 8. When this trips all you have to do is push the button to reset the system. The internal wiring of the system, which is pretty much the same as the standard systems available today.