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Old 27-11-2008, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tempestwizz View Post
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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I do not think this is the case. Just have a better look, and you will see that the centre of gravity is roughly ~10cm off the centre (towards the DEC axle, away from polar finder).
This is the reason why some people (including myself) recommend changing the position of that pin, so that one leg could be under the counterweight.

EDIT: You will also have easier access to polarfinder.

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