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Originally Posted by billdan
Hi Lee,
Do you have the PDF files to operate the Sitech controller?
If not I can email them to you, they are too big to attach here in the forum.
Did you get counterweights? The Mesu 200 uses a 40mm diameter counterweight shaft so you will need to address that. I made mine from 5Kg gymnasium weights.
You will also probably need an adaptor plate to bolt onto your pier. My Mesu 200 came with an adaptor plate which I got holes drilled to fit onto an EQ6 tripod.
Cheers
Bill
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Hey Bill,
The previous owner sent me the "Mesu 200 Mount Quick Guide to Installation", but that's it... I assumed I could just download the docs for the SiTech controller from their site, but it looks like the docs haven't been updated since 2015 and I can see from their discussion forum that there's been development since then
I'll send you a PM with my email address.
I did see that the Mesu 200 has a 40mm diameter counterweight shaft which makes it a lot harder to find counterweights for it. It's coming with one that the seller thought was 10kg but seemed unsure. I will probably need more. That's a clever idea with the gym weights... of course
my gym weights that are largely unused don't have a big enough bore so I'll need to buy some different ones if I want to go that route. I think you 3D printed your sleeves as well, yes? I don't have a 3D printer, so that's not an option for me. I might be able to buy one or more cheap gym weights and clamp them to the one real counterweight I'll have for the interim...
I'm
hoping that the mount will just fit onto my existing pier without modification, but I don't know. Looks like the real Mesu adapter plate is an optional extra that my one isn't coming with. My one is coming with a Mesu -> Berlebach adapter though and it's possible I'll be able to bolt that to my pier... hard to say as I can't find any docs or mechanical drawings to determine how far apart the holes are.
My pier has a lot of holes in it... when I had it made, it came with the full set of threaded holes to match my mount as the time (Avalon Linear), which had quite a lot. When I got the Mach 1 its adapter plate fit unmodified to the pier... hoping for a similar experience but I don't think I'll know for sure until I try.
Cheers,
Lee
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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Oooo nice one 
To supplement the AP?  |
Cheers Dunk :-) Nah, the AP will be sold to finance the Mesu... can't afford two mounts and frankly don't need two... only got one obs and it's not big enough for two piers. Hoping I don't regret it given you can't buy new Mach 1's anymore... hard to resist the 100kg payload capacity of the Mesu though, opens up a lot of long term options that I didn't have with the Mach 1.
