Steadicam Volt - Motor Belt Installation; Adding and Tensioning Motor Belts

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Adding the belts
The two belts transfer power from the Volt motors to the gimbal yoke and gimbal handle. The belts will
never stretch and should not need replacement with normal use. Installing them will take nding the right
belt angle and rotation of the pulleys, but they are self-aligning once in place. Let’s put on our belts!
NOTE: Right side build shown here; left side is a mirror image.
Motor belts
First, move the handle motor as close as
possible to the gimbal handle by turning the
belt tension screw counter-clockwise with a
7/64” Allen key.
With the same Allen key, turn the trunnion motor
belt tension screw counter-clockwise, to slide
that motor toward the gimbal.
TIP: If you’re installing belts with the gimbal ON
the rig, stand your sled on a table so the gimbal
handle is free to move during belt install.