Skytee counterweight Locking bolt.

[bomberbaz]

Can someone post a picture up of the skytee mounts counter weight locking bolt or what ever it is that is used to lock it. 

I hadn't checked this part of the mount until today as I ended up being pre-occupied with the mount grease. Then today I decided to stick some OTA's on it and do some daylight dry run testing for the hoped for clear night tomorrow.

Anyway, when I looked in the box I could not find anything in there to use as a locking system for the weight and nor do I remember seeing anything like that. 

TIA

Steve

[johninderby]

I’m assuming yoou mean the counterweight and not the security screw that fits into the end of the counterweight shaft.

You’ll need one of these partly threaded bolts with a reduced diameter plain part of the shaft and a nylon tip..  Very hard to find and Astroshop seems to one of the only places stocking them.. 

https://www.astroshop.eu/screws/omegon-m8x55-screw-for-eq-5-counterweight/p,51422

Pic of bolt with one of the Skytee 3.4kg weights.

Edited July 10, 2020 by johninderby

[bomberbaz]

thanks John, I have cobbled together something that will work until I can get one sent out. I have contacted the retailer, I am hoping they will get it sorted for me.

I am not having a lot of luck with kit just at the moment. 

Edited July 10, 2020 by bomberbaz

[johninderby]

They will probably have to take one out of a counterweight in stock as it doesn’t seem to be available seperately in the UK.

 

[bomberbaz]

3 hours ago, johninderby said:

They will probably have to take one out of a counterweight in stock as it doesn’t seem to be available seperately in the UK.

 

I have ordered it from astroshop and will tell FLO to leave it. I have an order already in with astroshop and so they should add it to that and refund the postage. Its the simplest option from my point of view. 

Steve