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Old 30-04-2014, 09:26 AM
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yeah, i try to get an east bias on the balance.

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Originally Posted by mithrandir View Post
You should also know that perfect balance is a guiding nuisance. Any slack in the gearing means the motors don't always have control of the mount. (There must be some slack otherwise temperature changes will jam the gears.)
You want the balance to be slightly heavy on the east side - which means rebalancing after crossing the meridian. This means the RA motor is always pushing the load.
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