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I am pleased to announce that I am now the very proud owner of an EQ8 which has seen first light this weekend. Much fun was had by all. I want to thank all of the contributers to this forum for the excellent advice and tips, particularly with the balance issue which I found very soon during the process of setting up the mount. My day (night) was saved with the post and photo by Peter on 26 June which showed the additional bar attached to the mounting points for the optional polar scope.
My answer to the balance issue was to to use some spare Losmandy "C" style dovetail parts that I had lurking about in my spare bits and pieces (see attached photos). Only needed some drilling, spare hex bolts and a couple of washers and all was fine. And yes - that is a spare Losmandy 7 lb weight that I am using. The supplied 10Kg weight was just a little too heavy for my set up.
It is a times like this that one appreciates the value of these forums and the exchange of tips and ideas.
Thanks again all and clear skies.
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