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Originally Posted by Dennis
Hi Doug
As Ken says, I have also heard of this slight imbalance technique:
- OTA on W of mount - slide CW down shaft to produce a slight imbalance, making the DEC shaft/CW slightly heavy on the E.
- OTA on E of mount - slide CW up the shaft to produce a slight imbalance, making the OTA slightly heavy on the E.
That way, the RA gear(s) are always meshed due to the slight imbalance.
Cheers
Dennis |
Thanks Dennis,
So in an imaging session, would you balance the scope depending on which side of the mount the OTA is being used on?
Doug
