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Old 03-02-2006, 04:35 PM
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counter weight

Got a very silly question to ask, with the counter weight on a EQ mount, are they meant to be sitting right below the telscope or the side? When viewing, the counter weight are normally facing the left and the telscope on the right in a slaint. Is that why im getting the shaky mirror effect when using the slow-mo knobs? You see, i still don't know the front/back of the mount. The pic below shows how i normally view.


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Old 03-02-2006, 07:46 PM
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Ezy, go back to square one. Make sure the tube is balanced in both axes. (ie; 2 x axis). It appears your tube is slightly too far back in the mounting bracket. Adjust with tube in the horizontal position. L.
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Old 03-02-2006, 08:12 PM
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thanks but do i actually measure the exact middle of the tube? or is their another accurate way?
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Old 03-02-2006, 08:30 PM
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By balance alone... Which will vary slightly, depending on the E/Pc used..Try to have it 'slightly' towards the rear, just to keep a little 'tension' on the gears.. L.
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:37 AM
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Hi Ezy ,take a look here it explains how to balance your mount.
http://www.starizona.com/basics/balance.html

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Old 04-02-2006, 11:42 AM
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many thanks for the link David. Exactly what im after.
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