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Jeff55
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Counterweight Mystery? new
      #3090415 - 05/07/09 11:34 AM

I will be mounting 33 pounds of equipment on a new CGEM and am trying to figure out the number of counterweights (offered in 11 and 17 pound sizes) I'll need for this load. Can sometime demystify this for a newbie. Thank you.

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GShaffer
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Re: Counterweight Mystery? [Re: Jeff55]
      #3090426 - 05/07/09 11:42 AM

The following link will de-mystify this for you.....

http://www.robincasady.com/Astro/WeightCalc.html

Greg


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I will be mounting 33 pounds of equipment on a new CGEM and am trying to figure out the number of counterweights (offered in 11 and 17 pound sizes) I'll need for this load. Can sometime demystify this for a newbie. Thank you.




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