Meade Counterweight Rail Adapter

#MCRA attaches to Meade style counterweight rails to provide mounting
points for counterweights and accessories. The Meade counterweight rails
are a common factory accessory for SCTs and are standard with the LX600
series scopes.

The aluminum block has a thumbscrew for locking to the rail and has two
threaded holes with 1/4-20 and 5/16-18 threads. #SC44 and #SC42 threaded
rods provides mounting points for ScopeStuff 1 and 2 pound counterweights
and other 1/4-20 threaded accessories. The #SC54 rod allows the Meade
counterweights to be mounted away from the rail for extended balance
options.

#MCRA is black powder coated aluminum, hardware and threaded rods are
stainless steel. CWA1 and CWA2 counterweights are black powder coated
steel. #RDPQ (below) attaches to the MRCA block for mounting Orion/Synta/
Vixen type finder accessories.


MCRA and accessories - Click on images to enlarge:


MCRA with ScopeStuff #CWA1 counterweight on #SC44 shaft:


MCRA with Meade LX600 counterweight on #SC54 shaft:


MCRA with a cell phone sky cam:



$26.00 - #MCRA - Meade Counterweight Rail Adapter (Block with clamp screw)
$16.00 - #SC44 - 4.5" Shaft with wingnuts and washers, 1/4-20 threads, for ScopeStuff counterweights
$15.00 - #SC42 - 2" Shaft with wingnuts and washers, 1/4-20 threads, for ScopeStuff counterweights
$18.00 - #SC54 - 4.5" Shaft with wingnuts and washers, 5/16-18 threads, for Meade Counterweights
$16.00 - #SC52 - 2" Shaft with wingnuts and washers, 5/16-18 threads, for Meade Counterweights
$31.00 - #CWA1 - One Pound Pancake Counterweight, threaded 1/4-20 (2.5" dia x 3/4")
$44.00 - #CWA2 - Two Pound Pancake Counterweight, threaded 1/4-20 (2.5" dia x 1.5")
$19.00 - #RDPQ - Orion/Synta Type Finder Mounting Shoe for 1/4-20 Mounting - More Information
$5.00 - #TN14 - Package of Two 1/4-20 knurled thumbnuts


Prices include shipping in the USA!

Ordering Information



#MCRA Review by Mike Weasner

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