Thread: Counter weighting a SCT
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Old 28-02-2006, 12:35 PM
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Meade overload
Any tube balancing only effectively "balances" across/ around the dec axis.
Adding c/weights and additional hardware to the tube also imposes the total load offset on the RA bearing and drive!!!
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