How Do You Install The Counterweight For The Sky-Watcher SK804TAEQ Tabletop Telescope?
Installing counterweight is an important part of setting up the mount assembly. As its name suggests, counterweight is used to balance the weight of the mount. It is installed after you have set the tripod and adjusted the mount. Here is how to install the counterweight for the Sky-Watcher SK804TAEQ Tabletop Telescope: Locate the threaded hole at the end of declination shaft and fix the counterweight rod into the hole. Note that there is a threaded cap at the end of the counterweight rod. Remove that cap. Install the counterweight on the rod and slide it up halfway. Secure the counterweight at its place using a thumbscrew. Place the threaded cap at the end of the counterweight rod again.
