MikePaling

Hi George ... I live about 15 miles north of Nottingham. The sky conditions up here are not brilliant most of the time ... but I have to live with it! You have just posted a link to the "balance tool" in operation .... is this something that is done within the AutoSlew software? Thus far I haven't found any reference to this bit. Regards Mike

Hi George and Robert .... Many thanks for taking time to reply to my question .... I feel a lot happier now :-) I have been trolling through all other references to the "balancing problem" and can now see that it doesn't have to be 100% perfect although very desirable to get things as close as it can be. I didn't realise that there was a "Balance sensor" routine available in the software which sounds very useful indeed .... I hope that this is easy to use when I eventually get my DDM60! Regards Mike

Hi everybody ... I am new to this forum. After having a good look at the DDM60pro mount at the recent IAS show at Stoneleigh Park here in the UK I am seriously considering buying one .... this is the reason for me joining the forum. After reading this thread about balancing a scope on the mount I am becoming a little bit discouraged .... My question is .... whatever scope is fitted to the DDM60 ... is it absolutely vital that the scope is 100% balanced in every possible way before the mount will work as well as it should? Looking at what has been written in this thread it seems that all sorts of small counter weights are needed in all sorts of places ... and the sizes of these weight are only relatively small (often only a few grams) in comparison to the weights of various equipment added to the main scope. Also I have seen all sorts of jigs and contraptions being used to help fine tune the balancing of the scope with any additional equipment. Will the "direct drive system" used on the ASA mounts cope with set-ups which are even slightly out of balance ... compared to mounts that use more mechanical engagement using gears??? Just how critical is this "balancing problem" ??? I am worried :-( Mike