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MrKrink
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Reged: 02/20/09
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Loc: Lawndale 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
CGEM 8"EdgeHD (The NightStalker!)
Baader 8-24mm HypZoom
Ultima 2X Apo Barlow
Nikon D90
McDaniel Astro Research Site (M.A.R.S.)
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Lane
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/19/07
Posts: 1682
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/jmi motorized
SCTs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11,
Refractors: TV Pronto, Orion ED80, AT106
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gnowellsct
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Reged: 06/24/09
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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
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couple o' tripods
and a pier 'n' stuff
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Dubboy
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/05/05
Posts: 2277
Loc: Western Kentucky
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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
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Reged: 02/20/09
Posts: 610
Loc: Lawndale 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
CGEM 8"EdgeHD (The NightStalker!)
Baader 8-24mm HypZoom
Ultima 2X Apo Barlow
Nikon D90
McDaniel Astro Research Site (M.A.R.S.)
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