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Old 16-09-2008, 09:33 AM
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Thanks for the photo, Jen.

Is the way it is in the photo exactly how you use it all the time? Because I notice you don't have a counterweight on it to balance the OTA... Without the counterweight, the weight of the tube would be transferred entirely to the RA gear when you point the scope up. Using a counterweight takes this weight off the RA gear.

Given that some mounts have plastic gears in them, if you are using it without a counterweight then that could cause accelerated wear...

Al.
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