Nathaniel C. T. Jackson Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Orozco Jr Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathaniel C. T. Jackson Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Bent gimbals pin is the culprit. Steadicam are sending the bits we need. Thanks for the help Francisco. Nat J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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