Got hit, now sled wont balance

[Nathaniel C. T. Jackson]

Hey team,

 

So I got clipped by a wheelchair rugby player, went down rather hard, seemed to be fine. The only thing I broke was the monitor yoke that Frederic Sturm makes. He sent me a new one so was all good to go. Now I haven't touched the rig for a while and puled it out on Friday in prep for a job and find that the sled can not be balanced no matter how hard I try.

 

The problem:

I static balance, rotate 180 degrees & I am vastly out of balance. If I balance up again, rotate 180 again, I am back out of balance by a lot. Also the sled will spin to find its lowest cog.

 

Model:

Steadicam Zephyr with the extra bits Frederic Stum wonderfully makes.

 

I am guessing it has something to do with the gimbal. That said, it is rather perplexing as to what would cause this. Any one have any ideas? Is this something I can try to adjust on my own?

 

I am most likely going to send it in to get looked at unless someone has direct experience that I can reasonably follow.

 

Thanks peeps in advance.

 

Nat J

[Francisco Orozco Jr]

If the gimbal fork isn't bent then you could try centering the gimbal again by following the instructions for the ultra 2 gimbal.

 

http://www.tiffen.com/images/content/U2_GimbalCentering.pdf

[Nathaniel C. T. Jackson]

Bent gimbals pin is the culprit. Steadicam are sending the bits we need.

Thanks for the help Francisco.

 

Nat J