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Mike Fiest <mfiest@...>
Could anyone tell me the capacity in lbs for the 400 gto and the 600e gto?
Mike Fiest<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>
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Greg Mueller <mueller@...>
I have a friend that uses a 600 (not goto) and it carries a AP 5" and an AP 80mm guide scope, 35mm camera and ST4. We figure it's at it's
limit. Mike Fiest wrote: Could anyone tell me the capacity in lbs for the 400 gto and the 600e gto?-- == Greg Mueller Port Gamble, Washington Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut Visit my homepage! http://users.silverlink.net/~mueller/ Technicians Tools and Hobbyist Gizmos http://www.muellersatomics.com/ ==
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Robin Casady <GoTo@...>
From: "Mike Fiest" <mfiest@msn.com>I use a 600EGTO. It handles an AP 130 f/8 and (but not at the same time) a Takahashi TSC 225 (f/12 SCT just slightly under 9" aperture). The 600 is not up to handling the AP 10" Maksutov-Cassegrain. What a mount will handle depends on your application. Are you doing CCD imaging, film imaging, or just visual observing? Although imaging needs a more stable mount than visual observing; using a mount at its capacity limit is less satisfactory for all uses. Robin Casady http://www.CarmelCoast.com Casady & Greene, Inc. http://www.casadyg.com
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Todd Gross <toddg@...>
yes, I just sold my 600 and am trying to get a 900 since the ap155 just
barely was comfortable on it, and I need more versatility for the potential of certain 7" and/or heavier 6" refractors At 04:45 PM 3/15/01 -0800, you wrote: I have a friend that uses a 600 (not goto) and it carries a AP 5" and anAP 80mm guide scope, 35mm camera and ST4. We figure it's at it's limit.href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> --
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Chris Spratt
I hope the AP600E GOTO can handle my new 9.25" OTA SCT and a CCD (ST-
7E) as others have indicated it should. I will be really ticked if the mount can't handle this load! For now the 600E holds my C8, dew-shield Orion 80mm F/5 refractor, ST- 7E and assorted rails etc. okay. I can usually get 100-120 second unguided CCD exposures with this setup.
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Joe Jones
I have imaged with the 400GTO, pier, 130 EDF, 60 mm guidescope and Pentax 67
in a very light wind without problem. I used the same mount visually for a few weeks with a 155 EDF (4" focuser) and 24 pounds of counterweights with no problems, again in light-to-no wind conditions. Joe Jones (Miami)
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Robin Casady <GoTo@...>
I use a pair of 8mm Radians with the binoviewer. I have no trouble with them
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when producing around 420x in a Tak TSC 225. Nor is there any problem when used with an AP 130 f/8 with a BARCON lens to produce about 325x (if my calculations are correct). The Radians are not as clear as the Zeiss Abbe Orthos; the 10mm is my favorite. However, they are, IMO, better than a Takahashi LE 7.5mm that I used to own. Robin Casady http://www.CarmelCoast.com Casady & Greene, Inc. http://www.casadyg.com
From: mike@eagleriver.com
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Robin Casady <GoTo@...>
Oops, I got the lists confused in a flurry of personal responses. That was
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supposed be a rely to: [ap-ug] Newer Binoviewer Eyepieces Robin Casady http://www.CarmelCoast.com Casady & Greene, Inc. http://www.casadyg.com
From: Robin Casady <GoTo@carmelcoast.com>
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