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MrKrink
sage
Reged: 02/20/09
Posts: 227
Loc: NC, USA
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Does anyone make any weights for a CGEM mount that are smaller than the 11 and 17 lb ones???
I want to mount my camera directly to the mount (sans OTA) until I decide on an OTA but the 11 LB weight is too much to balance. I am not sure what it will take to balance it but 11 is way too much.
Any suggestions??? 
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Stuart McD.
My Sky - Lawndale, NC near(SLAB)
CGEM Mount (Still Looking for OTA)
Nikon D90
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Lane
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/19/07
Posts: 1515
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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I have this7.5 lb counter weight and it works on the CGEM perfectly. It may come with a plastic insert to make it fit on the sirius mount, but that insert is easily removed.
If this is still too heavy then try these counterweights
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Mounts: CGEM, ORION SIRIUS, AT Voyager/motorized
SCTs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11,
Refractors: TV Pronto, Orion ED80
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gnowellsct
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/24/09
Posts: 733
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When the load gets light enough on a bigger EQ mount it is often run without any counterweight at all, or just the shaft. I saw a CG5 on a G11 without weights and without shaft. Just the clutch pressure is enough for that little tube.
Load it up and see how it holds, but keep your hands ready to grab and save as you put the combo in different positions to test whether it can in fact run without counterweights.
Greg N
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"Aperture will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no aperture."
featuring selected astrojunk:
bunch o' widefield eyepieces
bunch o' narrowfield eyepieces
couple o' Barlows
couple o' scopes
couple o' mounts
couple o' tripods
and a pier 'n' stuff
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Dubboy
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/05/05
Posts: 2255
Loc: Northern Michigan
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Pick up a dumbell weight at Walmart for a couple of bucks.
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Don
"Don't worry about what telescope you own, or its quality. Just get out under the night sky and enjoy God's wondrous universe" Thomas Back.
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MrKrink
sage
Reged: 02/20/09
Posts: 227
Loc: NC, USA
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It need some weight, not sure how much. With my Nikon D90 on the mount it is heavy with the RA clutch loose. I guess I need to figure out how much it will take to balance.
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Stuart McD.
My Sky - Lawndale, NC near(SLAB)
CGEM Mount (Still Looking for OTA)
Nikon D90
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