Alan,
The lead sheets were readily available 30 years ago when I acquired them for a
different project, laying submarine cable. It is probably a little harder to
find nowadays. I still have some if you are near Savannah. However I like the
molded clay idea or molded clay and fishing weights. You only need enough to
equal the weight of the gear and drive motor.
Bob

--- In lx90@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Coffelt" <alancoffelt@...> wrote:
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> Bob, I like your solution. Where did you get the lead plates?
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> From: lx90@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lx90@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob
> Rose
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 10:11 PM
> To: lx90@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [lx90] Re: RA balancing : putting weight INSIDE the left fork's arm
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> fjabet,
> Sure can, and I have done just that. The gear and motor in the other side
> really throw off the balance when stock.
> See: http://home. <http://home.comcast.net/~bobrose500/LX90Balance.htm>
> comcast.net/~bobrose500/LX90Balance.htm of how I did it.
> Bob
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> --- In lx90@yahoogroups. <mailto:lx90%40yahoogroups.com> com, "fjabet"
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> > Hi Guys,
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> > as many of us have done, i piggybacked a WO 70ED on the scope, i changed
> the focuser, and performed several other accessories attachment for imaging
> that destroyed any balancing.
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> > Now, the Dec axis is balanced placing weight under the tube, but the RA
> isn't (when mouted polar of course). It tends to travel right when the
> clutch is released.
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> > I tested and i must attach 500g to the left arm. That's easy, but i was
> wondering if i could put that counterweight INSIDE the fork's arm.
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> > As far as i know, this one should be empty (no motor, no clutch, no
> nothing). There are six screws to remove, but what about the graduated plate
> that block the plastic cover and that is bound with the OTA ?
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> > Thx !
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> > My site (French) : fjabet.free.fr
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