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8.Balancing

no

is
longer critical

With earlier Power Pods, as little as

quarter-inch off balance would
vibration. That's why we
printed our Balance Guide and why
we engraved Balance Marks on our
Power Pods. No longer necessary.
The Mark Four will work smoothly
a

cause

as

112.E.vOeurry

much

as

six inches off. You

can

eyeball the rig; if it looks balanced,
it probably is.
9. The Clairmont
Power Pod Handbook

When you rent one of our Pods, you
get a copy of our Handbook. That's
been true since 1988; now there's a

Multiplex section. The idea has
always been to help you set the Pod
up faster.
new

10. The Clairmont
Pod Introduction

It has never been difficult to work
with. But if you're new to the Power

Pod, it can be intimidating. And
lot of people

don't know all its
capabilities. So part of prepping at
a

Clairmont has been, and is, a short
course to familiarize you with it.
own

be sure that cable has been serviced
and tested and not used since. After

tell us what camera you'll be
using, we assemble every cable
you'll need (each in its own bag) and
put them all in one big plastic bag.
You also get a complete set of spare
cables, separately packaged.
you

Experience
at Clairmont

We've been

working with and work¬
ing on electronic remote heads
since the early Eighties. Maybe our
experience can help make your shot
look better.

color

coding and engraved
instructions

To make

setup easier, we've been
color-coding our Pod connections
since 1988. With the Mark Four,
and 2 control focus and iris. Number
3 is a spare servo. You can use it for

moving grad filters up and down
with our power mattebox. Next to
the big knobs is a small square
switch, for

camera

on-off, and

small round knob that sets

eight of them are coded at the fac¬
tory; we code a further seven. And
we engrave instructions ("To DC
Input," for example) under the
appropriate sockets.

a

zoom

speed. The rocker switch (on top in
the photo) is for zooming.

its
6. Batteries: all
at ground level

Pan and tilt run on their own sepa¬
rate power: 115VAC or two 24V bat¬
teries next to the control wheels at

ground level. Everything else is now
powered by one 30V battery, also at
ground level. That includes high
speed, up to 130 frames per second.

cable you'll

need, in one big bag
Each of our Pod cables goes out in
own

sealed

plastic bag. You can

Top picture: two risers.
In this picture: one riser.
With no riser, Pod & 35-3
will fit through car window.

7 Choice of

power sources
The 30V battery gives you a choice
of power sources up at the camera

mounting plate. There's a 12V for
the video assist camera, a 30V for

the Mitchell and

a

24V for the

new

ARRI535, the Moviecam and the
Panaflex. Flip a rocker switch on
the mounting plate and the 24V
becomes two
12V sources.

independent, isolated

CLAIRMONT
CAMERA
4040 Vineland Ave,

Studio City, California 91604 * (818)761-4440
(604)984-4563

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