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.

Had two neodymium rubber clad magnets with M5 threads that I fastened to a stack of plates using two bolts. With the ease and convenience of magnetic attachment, half-pound Pace Weights let you add weight training resistance without lowering repetitions. With weights available in 1kg increments, these plates are easy to attach and remove, making them perfect for progressively making your workouts harder as you get stronger. Using Pace Weights, you control the size of your weight increments and how often to add them, and Pace Weights work with different types of metal weight training equipment, so you can use the technique for all your weight training exercises.SW S line dobs are using the side brake mechanism to adjust the friction in altitude as their mount trunnions are rolling on plastic wheels there.

To keep the CoG below the altitude axis, but that's an awkward location to reach, so I'm using it on the top side of the OTA most of the time, which means I have to remove it closer to Zenith. 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 can keep you motivated by eliminating sticking points and letting you experience strength gains on a frequent and regular basis.Tried some deep sky when it got dark enough and picked out M57, the double cluster and Albireo reaching altitudes of +60 degrees and still well balanced. 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. Plus, the three strong magnets keep the plates securely attached to the kettlebell when you are training with them and performing exercises. 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. Pace Weights are sold in complete sets of 9 or 18 one-half pound weights and can be purchased with or without a convenient carrying case.

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. As I said, with the Telrad yes it does change the centre of gravity but I have yet to be convinced that with a 8" OTA it is worth my doing anything about. However, I was observing without the counter weight a few nights ago and I cannot say I noticed a difference. I've recently got a few heavier accessories for my 150p skywatcher dob: a 2" 70 degrees eyepiece and upgraded the finderscope from a 6x30 to a 9x50.And you are definitely don't have to do anything with your mount until something starts annoying you. Lately, I'm using that puck in the special cradle with the pocket for the USB Powerbank, which is powering the mirror cooler, QuInsight pointer, and other low power electronics on the scope. Orion Optics UK dobs like Johns have aluminium tubes so can’t attach magnets directly hence the kitchen knife strip. The Telrad and Zoom eyepiece on my 8" Skywatcher means that in the horizontal position there is a change in the centre of gravity. So for over 10 years I've been using a simple DIY solution made from an old small GEM counterweight puck and two magnets from dead 3.