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Originally Posted by tempestwizz
The EQ6 base on the tripod will not allow significant rotation of the mount itself. One leg of the tripod will neccessarily be pointing North (for us down under). This (fixed) orientation thereby allows the counterweights to swing past the tripod closer-in without risk of fouling the legs.
The horizontal centre of gravity is immediately under the middle of the tripod. There would be no need/advantage to have the counterweights swing over a particular leg, as the weight on each is even.
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The little square pin that that sits on the top of the mount for the azimuth bolts to push against is removeable and can be put on the side with the single leg.
I think this is better. The reason for this is that when you take the OTA off the scope before taking the counterweights of, the scope can very easily tip if the counterweight bar is on the other side. The other option- to take the counterweights off first risks the scope tipping up and your OTA hitting the deck. Not Good!