Az gti mount

[Elp]

IF you manage to have an azgti with a threaded female hole (M12 I believe) in the centre of the altitude locking knob (not all azgti have this hole threaded, I know, doesn't make much sense does it?), you can balance the setup much better by DIYing an all thread bar, some nuts and washers and light weightlifting weights.

[happy-kat]

^ what I did and found things at home to add weight between the winged washers on the  M12 threaded bar I got cut to my length online

my solution on the az-gti owners thread

 

Edited January 29 by happy-kat

[Stu1smartcookie]

Just to add to this thread , I used to use a counterweight even in Alt-Az mode with the GTi , and also i have used a "z" bracket which i bought from TS optics . This enabled the scope to sit above the mount and i had a counterweight on the other end giving perfect balance . 

There is cause for concern if you add too much weight , especially on such a mount as the AZ-GTi , however .