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Originally Posted by robz
Hi Andrew.
Could this weight be more beneficial than detrimental?
By that I mean the position of the tube/dovetail and center of gravity?
Would be useful on G.E.M.'s possibly?
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As I mentioned, I have a C11 (which doesn't have a counterweight as far as I know) and I already have to position the scope all the way forward on my GEM because there is so much weight at the back of the scope. If anything I'd need a counterweight at the very light front end of the scope. I'd imagine for a fork mounted sytem where you want the pivot point to be close to the back of the tube the counterweight could be of an advantage, which is why I queried whether this counterweight is only in the fork mounted LX OTA's or if it is in all Meade 12"/14" OTA's?