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Originally Posted by Startrek
Correct !!
I’m not a mechanical engineer but I just looked at a mounts worm gear in operation on a video clip and since it drives in the same direction the leading edge remains the same and therefore any additional pressure applied by the ring gear ( caused by east heavy balance ) to keep the gears meshed at a constant pressure improves efficiency of motion.
So slightly east heavy will work east to west across Ra
Happy to be corrected as well
Thanks
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Sorry Martin. I thought you were asking a question about the merits of balancing west heavy. I didn't realise you already knew the answer.