Properly balance your OTA and accessories on GM-8, G-9, G-11 and Titan EQ mounts with this Losmandy 7-lb Counterweight. When used alone or stacked with other weights, you will relieve stress on the mount's gears, while making it easier to move for smooth tracking. The center bore hole is sized to fit the counterweight shaft and a thumbscrew allows the weight to be locked into position anywhere along the shaft for precision balancing.

Enables Proper Balancing for Heavy Gear    Thumb Screw Locks Counterweight on Shaft

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does a Vixen style dovetail fit in this saddle plate?

A: Yes, the Losmandy Dovetail Saddle Plate for GM-8 & Takahashi Mounts accepts the standard large Losmandy D-series and the smaller V-series (Vixen-style) dovetail plates.

Q: 2. What is the size of the screw threads?

A: The size of the screws for the Revo 15mm Counterweight for Shoulder Rigs v2 (4.6 lb) are not listed.

Q: 3. Are the motors tucked in this version?

A: The motor and gears of the Losmandy G-11 GFT are internal.

Q: 4. Is this counterweight compatible withe the CEM70G shaft? Thanks.

A: The iOptron 5.5 lb Counterweight for iEQ45/CEM60 EQ Mounts BH #IO802705 • MFR #8027-05 has a 1.1" hole and should work on the CEM70G shaft.

Q: 5. Does this clamp fit the orange rail on a Celestron C8 OTA ?

A: The Losmandy DVWS 2.5 lb Counterweight System (BH # LODVWS) is designed specifically for Losmandy's larger D-series and smaller V-series plates. It would be purely coincidental if there is compatibility with Celestron mounts.

Q: 6. The title says 11" but the drawing shows 7". Which is it?

A: It will be corrected The B&H and the manufacture product code indicate an 11" plate

Q: 7. how thick is this weight?

A: It is 4 inches in diameter and 1.75 inches in thickness.

Q: 8. What is the bore diameter?

A: The Vixen Optics 6.2 lb (2.8 kg) SX Counterweight - (White), has a 20.2 mm (0.80”) bore diameter, that widens to 24.3 mm (0.95”) on the bottom half.

Q: 9. Can it be mounted on CGEM tripod?

A: I don't think so and I don't know why you would want to. It's going to perform best as a complete design. The legs that come with it are rock solid and the it has individual bubble levels for E/W and N/S instead of one of those maddening 'central bubble' levels on my other mount.Also, if you're going to use the Gemini 2 control system, the mounting bracket for that is on the top part of the tripod legs.

Q: 10. Can this be fixed on iOptron CEM26 side to mount guidescope?

A: Yes the Losmandy Dovetail Saddle Plate could be fixed to the iOptron. However, you would have to drill your own holes and the plate is flat. It will not follow the curved contour of the scope.