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Hi Damien,
I live in Brisbane and have the EQ3 mount operating without issue and the balance bar misses the tripod leg by about 2-3 CM so I would have thought when correctly aligned you should have a little wiggle room left.
If not a suggestion that may work for you, I noticed on my tripod (has Aluminium legs) that directly opposite the spike used for azimuth adjustments there is a hole on the under side. Would it be possible to cut off the spike and then in the 180' position drill a hole and but a similare sized threaded bolt through? this way you could reverse the mount on the tripod the 180' required.
Let me know if you would like a picture of what I am trying to explain.
And yes you are right it does seem silly that a mount made these days would be so limited for a location neaer the equator.
Cheers
Anthony
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