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All the parts of your Redking Stabilizer
will be correctly aligned, as shown.
Balancing
the Horizontal Axis—Static Balancing
Fine tune side-to-side or fore/aft balance with the knobs on camera platform. Hold the sled
absolutely vertical as you adjust. Turn the adjustment knobs with your other hand (or use the
stage motor transmitter) until you feel no pressure on your operating hand and the sled will be in
static balance.
Now that your Flycam Redking Camera
Stabilizer is setup and assembled
properly, you can test and setup the
horizontal balance of the system. If the
Stabilizer
is
horizontally
balanced
correctly, then camera will remain level
and central post will remain vertical
during
operation,
unless
you
intentionally position stabilizer otherwise
or release any pan, tilt or roll pressure on
central post.
When testing for correct horizontal balance you need to make sure that you pick up your
Stabilizer from a flat surface (for e.g. a table) and that you let the Stabilizer hang freely as you
hold it.
Note:
If you do not have enough counter weight on the base platform at this time, the entire Sta-
bilizer will flip completely upside down. If this happens add more counter weight below until dur-
ing this test the Stabilizer remains up.
