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Old 11-07-2008, 11:44 PM
Ian Robinson
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A little bit of basic physics (working out moments about the centre of balance) will give you how big a counterweight you need to balance the OTA --- Counterweight system on your GEM.

Essentially arrange that OTAmass x length from pivot point = counterweight x length down the counterweight shaft.

Note : you also need to balance the system so the tube is balanced too.
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