The TECNA 9509.FOD is an outdoor zero-gravity tool balancer for loads weighing 198-220 lb, built for equipment that works outside or in unheated areas - EV charging points, fleet and forklift charging, airport ground support, car wash hose management. Rust-free, and rated for indoor and outdoor use from -40 to 140 F (-40 to +60 C).

Zero-gravity means the load stays wherever you leave it instead of returning to a rest position - let go at mid-height and the tool simply hangs there, weightless to the operator. Cable travel is 6.9 ft (2,100 mm) and capacity is adjustable across 198-220 lb (90-100 kg), set with a worm screw.

This is the .FOD version, with the option F brake fitted. The brake is a friction device on the drum that controls how fast it turns, from a light slowing down to a complete stop, adjusted with an Allen key, so the load holds its position more firmly. It is fitted at the factory when the balancer is built and cannot be added to a balancer already installed.

Do not need the brake? The TECNA 9509OD is this same outdoor balancer without it, at the same capacity and cable travel.

It has a manual lock to hold the load at any height. Only operate the lock with the load hanging.

What makes it the outdoor version is rust-free materials inside the housing and out. The ribbed, sealed aluminium alloy housing is powder-coated, so it resists oxidation and chemical corrosion. The exterior and interior parts are rustproof and stainless steel, the wire rope is stainless steel throughout, and so are the screw-lock carabiner and the thimble.

Specifications:

• Capacity: 198-220 lb (90-100 kg), adjustable by worm screw
• Cable travel: 6.9 ft (2,100 mm)
• Rust-free: rustproof and stainless steel exterior and interior materials
• Operating temperature: -40 to 140 F (-40 to +60 C)
• Powder-coated, ribbed and sealed aluminium alloy housing, resistant to oxidation and chemical corrosion
• Stainless steel wire rope
• Stainless steel screw-lock carabiner
• Unit weight: 37.0 lb (16.8 kg)
• Safety suspension
• Manual lock to hold the load at any height
• Safety device against load dropping due to spring breakage
• Option F friction brake on the drum, factory-fitted
• Upper rotary suspension with safety hook
• Adjustable stroke limiting device
• Taper drum rotating on ball bearings
• Cable guide in antifriction material
• Rotary upper hook with ball bearing
• Inert spring drum assembly
• Stainless steel thimble

If the drum spring ever breaks, a safety device blocks the balancer so the load cannot fall. If it trips, do not try to free it - have the balancer serviced.

Options for this model: Option B1, a reinforced lock and unlock control worked from floor level (7190000021), is available for this model - ask us when you order.

The structure you hang it from has to be stronger than five times the balancer weight plus the maximum load - and if several balancers share one structure, five times the total of all of them, each on its own independent connection point. Always connect the safety suspension to a separate support, and set the stroke limiter so the load never comes to rest above the operator.

Other capacities in the 9502.FOD-9509.FOD series: 9502.FOD (44-66 lb), 9503.FOD (66-88 lb), 9504.FOD (88-110 lb), 9505.FOD (110-132 lb), 9506.FOD (132-154 lb), 9507.FOD (154-176 lb), 9508.FOD (176-198 lb).

If you need the tool to return to a rest position when you let go instead of staying put, you want an outdoor retractor rather than a zero-gravity balancer. The outdoor range covers both.

Not working outdoors? The TECNA 9509.F is the same balancer in the standard build, at the same capacity and cable travel.

Supported in the USA by Tool Balancers USA.