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Old 08-10-2008, 02:19 AM
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Merlin66 (Ken)
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Probably the drive gears are still OK, but you DEFINATELY need to get the scope balanced before trying again with the ED80.
I had my ED80 mounted on the 12" LX200 and it needed about 2-3Kg counterweight!
The mounting itself can take all this extra weight PROVIDED its balanced.
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