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Always secure the screws after any adjustments.
If you cannot achieve front to back axis balance with this method, then try remounting your
camera to a different hole on the head plate. Having achieved horizontal balance for the front to
back axis, tighten the screws on the Head Plate.
If the flycam junior leans to the right, then loosen the screws on the bottom of the bottom plate
and then gently slide the Mid Plate to the left. If it leans to the left from the operator’s point of
view, then adjust the Mid Plate to the right. A bit at a time until balance is achieved.
Secure all parts after adjustments are made.
It may be necessary to reconfigure front to back adjustments once correct side-to-side
fine-tuning has been accomplished.
Another option to consider is moving the counter weight cups back & forth on the base platform
by sliding them either closer to or further away from the Center Post via the built in base slots.
Make sure to tighten the cups down should you move them.
Balancing the Vertical Axis
The sled should be tied up to the docking adapter of your stand or similar so that you can start
the fore & aft balancing adjustments by centering the camcorder over the central post. To do this
Loosen the side screws of the head plate and the bottom screws of the bottom plate.
Look at the flycam junior from the side. If the camcorder lens is tipped up or down, move the
camcorder forward or backwards until the center of balance is situated over the central
post.
Then, look at the flycam junior from the front. If the post is not vertical, adjust the bottom
plate until the center post is vertical.
You can also adjust the weight cups closer to & further away from the sled as per the
requirement till the post is straight up and down.
Note:
The stability of the flycam junior depends on it being slightly bottom heavy. If it is top
heavy, it will tilt more. If bottom heavy, it will be sluggish and hard to aim.
Slightly bottom heavy, it will be both stable and easier to control.
Check the vertical balance by using this drop time test
