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Originally Posted by pmrid
Those who suggested the optional polar scope was the missing weight needed to balance out the east-heavy motors etc were on the money.
I didn't get a polar scope with mine so I rigged up a 250mm length of flat bar that I bolted on to the mount using the attachment points for the polar scope and I then attached my HitecAstro Mount Hub Pro to the flat bar. I now can achieve good balance in all 3 positions. Since this rig sits on a pier inside a roomy obs and I am in a warm room next door, the protruding bar won't bother me in the least. Though I can appreciate that is an obs like Tandum's, where all available room is taken up by a "12"Orion and an EQ8, it would be a total PITA.
If anyone wants a photo of this balance arrangement, let me know.
Peter
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I do have the polar scope, which came as a freebie because I didn't order one
. I don't think Skywatcher had designs on it being required for counter-balancing because they say explicitly that once polar aligned you should remove the polar scope. I presume that is because it would be very easy to knock.
Chris