I don’t know where folk in the Southern Hemisphere got the idea of the mount facing south and counter weight shaft in between both tripod legs.
From day one I was advised front tripod leg pointing South and counter weight shaft running down in front of that leg
All my mounts EQ5 , HEQ5 and 2 x EQ6-R had the option of screwing in the Azimuth dowel either end but dowel was always screwed in facing front tripod leg facing south
So EQ8-R is as per above , front tripod leg facing south and counterweight shaft pointing down in front of that leg ???
Gee I hope so otherwise I’m in big trouble !!!!
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