Too close to neutral. You need some bias on the axis to make sure the scope doesn't float in the backlash. You want to keep the gear train loaded at all times. Same is true in RA. The right arm is a little heavier because of the DEC motor and clutch. Don't balance it out with the guider or finder on the left. Keep a load on the drivetrain.
Wow, after all these years I found a video on how to balance a forked mounted telescope on an equatorial wedge. ruclips.net/video/k-2lKY--Y10/видео.html&ab_channel=MooseHenderson%2CWildlifePhotography I had to screw my weight up and down on the threaded rod. I will need to recheck my horizonal balance again. I put my Dew Buster controller a while back to balance in the horizontal plane. I would not think that it has changed.
Too close to neutral. You need some bias on the axis to make sure the scope doesn't float in the backlash. You want to keep the gear train loaded at all times. Same is true in RA. The right arm is a little heavier because of the DEC motor and clutch. Don't balance it out with the guider or finder on the left. Keep a load on the drivetrain.
Thanks for the tips!
Wow, after all these years I found a video on how to balance a forked mounted telescope on an equatorial wedge. ruclips.net/video/k-2lKY--Y10/видео.html&ab_channel=MooseHenderson%2CWildlifePhotography
I had to screw my weight up and down on the threaded rod. I will need to recheck my horizonal balance again. I put my Dew Buster controller a while back to balance in the horizontal plane. I would not think that it has changed.