SkyWatcher Counterweight Bar Extension for NEQ6

About this product

Achieve flawless equatorial balance without overloading your mount with heavy discs. The genuine Sky-Watcher Counterweight Bar Extension adds vital leverage to your setup, allowing you to balance larger telescopes up to 254 mm (10") effortlessly. Crafted from solid stainless steel, it is the straightforward solution to optimising the tracking performance of your rig.

Better Leverage, Less Dead Weight

Balancing heavier optical tubes on your equatorial mount often demands stacking multiple heavy counterweights, putting unnecessary strain on internal bearings. By lengthening your mount's reach by 18.5 cm (7.3"), this extension allows your existing weights to sit further down the shaft. This dramatically increases leverage, letting you balance tubes up to 254 mm (10") while keeping total carried mass lower.

Factory-Standard Precision

Machined from stainless steel with a clean, polished surface, this is the genuine component supplied as standard with Sky-Watcher NEQ6 mounts. It threads cleanly onto any compatible 18 mm counterweight shaft equipped with an M12 thread, ensuring a seamless, rigid extension that will not flex under your counterweights during long-exposure imaging runs.

Key Features

• 18.5 cm (7.3") Added Length – Provides increased leverage to counterbalance larger telescope payloads effortlessly.
• Generous 254 mm (10") Capacity – Balances optical tubes up to 254 mm in aperture without loading your mount with excessive weights.
• Solid Stainless Steel Construction – Features a polished, rust-resistant shaft built for structural rigidity in damp night conditions.
• M12 Threaded Connection – Screws firmly into the base of the primary shaft for a tight, stable extension.
• 18 mm Shaft Diameter – Matches standard Sky-Watcher NEQ6 counterweights and newer HEQ5 mount specifications.
• Two-Year Warranty – Backed by complete manufacturer protection for genuine long-term reliability.

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