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Originally Posted by mithrandir
Can you do something like this G11 east heavy counterweight? The corp wraps around the RA shaft, over a guide roller and down to a weight. If you were concerned about wind swinging the weight around you could run it through a length of PVC pipe. |
3 years ago, I modified my G11 exactly like the reference although the weight is on the other side. Southern Hemisphere and all that. It has worked perfectly before and after flips. Nearly gave me heart failure a couple of times, brushing past I bumped the G11 tripod leg with the weight. BONG!!! My weight is about 3 Kg so the wind has little or no effect. My scope, cameras etc are properly balanced on the mount and the weight just removes backlash.
Charles