Platemate Microload Pair 2 1/2 Lb. Magnetic Donut Weights

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I also love the fact the weight(s) can be moved quickly and easily up and down to achieve perfect balance. It's not obvious from the photo below, but at high altitudes the bungee actually pulls the front of the telescope "down" to counteract the weight of the finders, focuser and eyepiece(s) hanging over the back of the tube. Orion Optics UK dobs like Johns have aluminium tubes so can’t attach magnets directly hence the kitchen knife strip. Pace Weights can keep you motivated by eliminating sticking points and letting you experience strength gains on a frequent and regular basis. Counterweight weighs around 2,2 kg which seems enough for balancing my moonlite focuser with spacers and my heaviest eyepiece which is in fact not that heavy at just below 0.

The root principle of the Dobsonian mount is that the CoG is always below the Altitude axis line and the gravity vector down from it is always exactly in the middle between Altitude PTFE tabs.That the key not only for its rock-solid stability but also to the perfect fluidity of rocking forward and backward motion. With Pace Weights, you no longer need to be a fanatic to get the strength training and body shaping results you want.

Pace Weights let you “pace” your weight increments, if you choose, to match the fastest rate at which your muscles can grow, so you can build your muscles faster and achieve your development goals sooner. I'm sure i could upgrade to a better mount to solve this, but I'm not looking to spend that money at the moment. Thats why the length of chain approach works quite well - the lower the scope is pointing, the more chain is off the ground and vice versa. Pace Weights can significantly reduce your workout time by letting you perform fewer heavy sets to get the results you want, so you can work out smarter, not harder, and have more free time for other activities. However, I was observing without the counter weight a few nights ago and I cannot say I noticed a difference.The lower the scope elevation, the greater the amount of chain suspended to balance the increased moment from the eyepiece end.