[Shawn]

Hi Mick
I see your rather proffesional system there, I see however your weights as far back as they can go, ,my rails will need to be extended back as well. I suspect when Meade fitted these with Ritchey Creiten optics ie: big heavier corrector,or so Im led to believe, they didnt change the COG on the tube assy, so these machines are by nature nose heavy."put me right on this if Im wrong". Ill have to hang about 8 kilos almost directly under the EP to achieve balance, 5 if I remove the 100mm Guidesope. now doesnt that suck. straight out of the box without a piggy, the dec motor complains anywhere near polar slewing up the meridian. not good for the gearbox assy and worm assy I would thing. so more welding, just have to watch for my other nose finger....:>)