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STEP 3: ROLL BALANCE
Now that you’re finished with the first two steps, your Tilt Axis should be completely balanced. Now you can
start adjusting your Roll Axis.
Keep in mind
that the thumb screw only needs to be loosened slightly to have
the roll beam slide back and forth. Loosen the thumb screw below the wedge clamp of the roll axis motor.
Slide the roll beam until the Roll Axis of the camera is balanced, and does not want to fall to either side. To
lock the roll beam in place, tighten the thumb screw.
Regulate the balance by moving your Roll Axis to several locations. This will also ensure the axis will hold
without your physical input.
STEP 4: PAN BALANCE
The pan balance is the last axis to balance for the AllSteady-5. The Pan Balance will ensure that the entire
mass below the pan motor will be balanced on the central axis line of the pan motor. The simplest way to
check for your Pan Axis to be balanced is tilt the gimbal in the stand and see which way the Pan Axis swings.
1)
Align the AllSteady-5 so that the camera lens will be lined up with the long top handle bar
2)
Using the handles, rotate the gimbal 5-10 degrees and observe which way the pan rotates.
