Belaying and lowering a climber, whether from cliffs, walls, or trees, is made safe and simple with an Edelrid Eddy Belay Device. Threading it is straightforward as you only need to follow the logical flow of the rope. It is equipped with an emergency braking system that guarantees a safe descent even if the belayer momentarily loses concentration.
The Edelrid Eddy is made of four components –the body, cover plate, cam, and control lever.
The body and cover plate are made of anodized aluminum. They are approximately of the same thickness, and are joined by a 6.4 mm stainless steel rivet. The cam pivots on a stainless steel axle protruding from the body. From this axle, a button is pushed by a spring through a hole in the cover plate when closed. The attachment point, an 18 mm hole, is at to bottom of the body and cover. A cast steel anvil with a U-shaped groove sits next to the hole. This is where the rope runs over. This anvil and the lever assembly are held in position by a stainless steel rivet.
The cam is made of steel, having a webbed design and with reinforcing ribs. The right side has a V-shaped rope channel, while the left has grooves that provide a finger grip for rope feeding. The bottom has a flat area which squeezes the rope against the anvil if the cam rotates counter-clockwise as would happen in case of a fall.
The control lever is at the body and is attached to the cam by a link made of steel. When moved downward, the cam is opened. However, if pushed too far down, the cam closes. To open it again, you will need to raise the lever, but only up to a certain point, otherwise it will close again.