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Starman1
Vendor - Scope City
Reged: 06/24/03
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Loc: Los Angeles
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Re: Intelliscope questions--2004 S&T review (LONG)
05/18/08 05:49 PM
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Well, you simply cannot balance a scope for all eyepieces at all altitudes. My eyepieces vary from 6 ounces to 36, and the balance cannot be achieved for each without a rearrangement of the COG by means of a weight.
And when such a heavy eyepiece is removed, the scope will head for the zenith.
A brake is easy to install--took me 10 minutes and I worked slowly.
You drill a hole in the rocker box, install a nutsert with a hex wrench, screw in the knob, and you're done.
Here's a thread where I show how it was accomplished:
Install an altitude brake.
Like the one on the Meade LightBridge, it's best used to lock the scope when changing eyepieces.
Now, if all your eyepieces are small 1-1/4" eyepieces, it should be possible to achieve good balance everywhere except near the horizon without using a counterweight.
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Don Pensack
12.5" Truss Dob, 5" Maksutov
Sustaining Lifetime IDA member, TeleVue junkie
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