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Shaun
26-07-2007, 09:57 PM
I was just interested in the amount of counter weight you need for an EQ mount, i am playing around with the idea of making one to fit my 8"
Shaun
iceman
27-07-2007, 06:16 AM
It depends on the weight of what you're putting on the EQ mount. I've got approx 25kg of counter weights to balance my 12" newt on the EQ6.
Shaun
27-07-2007, 09:27 AM
Cool, the gym guy at work said i can have 5kg for $5 so i might grab 4 of them from him
iceman
27-07-2007, 09:57 AM
Sounds good - just weigh your OTA plus accessories etc that you expect to hang off the mount, and get an equivalent amount of counter weights.
JohnG
27-07-2007, 10:00 AM
This site may be of some help to you.
http://www.robincasady.com/Astro/WeightCalc.html
Cheers
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