6
Copyright © 2013 Alary Design / PhotoShip One LLC -
www.PhotoShipOne.com
Mechanical Balancing
Phoenix A10 will not work at all unless the camera is properly
balanced in the gimbal. There are several adjustments on the A10 that
allow for precisely locating the camera in all 3 axis. it is EXTREMELY
important that the balancing of the camera is carefully completed.
Camera balance is the key the operation of BLDC drive gimbals and
ignoring or incorrectly balancing the camera will cause the gimbal to
not function as designed (if at all).
The balancing is to be don on all 3 axis. Tilt, Roll and Pan. The
balance on tilt and roll must be perfect. The pan axis balance is less
critical. balancing is to be accomplished in the steps below.
Mount the camera to the camera mounting plate. Figure 11. Select a slot in the plate that best suits the
camera and allows the camera to balance on the tilt axis. The center of mass of the camera/lens should be
directly coincident with the tilt and roll axis rotation points. A line drawn through the roll axis converging with
the tilt axis must be 90 degrees perpendicular to the vertical tube on A10. If the tilt axis is more or less than
90 degrees from the vertical tube the camera will likely fall to the left or right side. Be sure the angle is at 90
degrees. Figure 12. Use the 1/4”-20 thumbscrew to attach camera to mounting plate.
Figure 12. Camera mounting alignment
Figure 11. Camera mounted to A10