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Installing the Steadicam
®
Volt™
The initial steps for ALL gimbals require you to pull the gimbal from
your post, so take particular care if this is the first time you’ve
disassembled the components of the system. The remaining steps can
be performed with the gimbal ON or OFF the post, though you may
find installing the belts easier with it removed.
If you’re upgrading a non-Volt-compatible gimbal, exchange the yoke
and balance the gimbal using the notes as shown starting on page
45. Then return to this page to see how the rest goes together.
Take a moment with your blue
whale wrench to make sure
the gimbal top cap is tight and
everything spins smoothly.
Use alcohol to clean the top cap
when you’re done.
NOTE: The pan encoder ring
will cover the wrench holes.
Future gimbal servicing may
require removing the encoder.
Gimbal prep
Peel off the backing from the
four adhesive strips on the pan
encoder ring.
Careful, this stuff is sticky!
Carefully line up the two pins of
the pan encoder ring with either
two of the pin-wrench holes and
press it onto the gimbal.
Orientation is not important.
Make sure the ring sits flush
and is adhered all the way
around.
To install the pan
encoder ring onto the
gimbal of any rig, you
must remove the top
stage from the post
to gain access to the
gimbal.
The modular design
of the M-1 makes this
extremely easy.