Re: [ATM] Balance, Danyo-san!

["MATTHEW SIMMONS" <msimmonsmcse@msn.com>]

On my Discovery PDHQ, I had a chain on a lanier hanging on the tail end that 
would compensate for the big EPs. Should I just balance it with a mid focal 
length ep (like my 20mm Nagler) and then use the chain for the heavier  EPs 
(like my UO 30mm MK-80)?



Matt Simmons





>From: "Bob May" <bobmay@nethere.com>
>To: "MATTHEW SIMMONS" <msimmonsmcse@msn.com>,<atm@atmlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [ATM] Balance, Danyo-san!
>Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:03:31 -0700
>
>It's a bit more difficult than that.  The stiction of the mount should be 
>so
>that you can leave the scope with no EP or other accesories on the front 
>end
>and it won't move about.  Then you also have to be able to hang a Nagler EP
>or a camera, etc. on the front end without having to worry about the front
>end falling down.  Since this is a large difference in weight, most people
>tend to make an easily attached weight system to the front end that can
>compensate for this difference in weight.
>Bob May
>http://nav.to/bobmay
>bobmay@nethere.com
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>
>


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