DIY counterweight?

[long_arms]

Hello,

My setup is currently a bit too telescope heavy.

I've tried slipping on a normal weight on the bar and it improves the imbalance slightly but I'm still too heavy with the dslr attached. That and the weight moves around as it doesn't have a screw to keep it on the bar.

Its a SW 200p on the standard heq5.

Any ideas on a good DIY solution to add weight? Hanging something off the counterweight bar seems like a bad idea.

Thanks,

Dan

[Lonestar70]

Hi Dan,

I assume you are attempting to use a standard weight training weight for the additional.

You could fit/clamp it between the 2 Standard skywatcher weights but that would mean moving all three when balancing... can get tricky for fine tuning.

Alternatively, FLO sell spare weights for the HEQ5, or you could buy the sky Watcher counterweight bar extender (also from FLO).

Hope one of these will get you balanced.

Best Regards.

Sandy.