1 weight or 2?

[asteele3]

My scope weighs 5.67kg.

So do I put on 1 weight which weighs 5kg or two which'll weigh 10kg? I am also attaching my DSLR camera to the scope tonight. I have a heq5 synscan goto and a Celestron C8 XLT OTA.

[Freddie]

If you can get it balanced with just one, then that's the way to go.

[asteele3]

Well yes I can. I put 2 weights on and then the slightest nudge when trying to put the scope on made it go down so when I took 1 weight off and put the scope on it was fine!

[ollypenrice]

You have to experiment since there are pros and cons to each and the particular strengths and weaknesses of the mount will determine which dominates. Any flexure in the CW bar might favour the shorter, 2 weight setup. If the mount is struggling with the total weight, which is likely, then one weight would be best.

Olly