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Originally Posted by ZeroID
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Keeping the ground moisture away is the correct procdure. Are you placing a sealed base around the mount ?. Pavers or similar ?
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At the moment, no - just what you see on images above - round table is the first barrier, it fits into the can rim with ~1cm clearance - and there is enough space left for ventilation in the middle (due to the pier ribs), this may be closed in the future if needed.
There is one more detail:
The top of the pier is machined such that the mount fits on it with very small tolerance. I also fixed one of the screws for azimuth adjustment after drift-alignment (with counter-nut) so I can remove the mount if needed (by loosening the other screw) and put it back on the pier without disrupting the alignment (this was tested couple of times and the alignment accuracy was preserved well enough).