DIY H/duty Tracker

[poider]

How hard would it be to make a tracker that is capable of 15-20kgs?

[dannat]

barn door style tracker?

[hamishbarker]

Easy. My equatorial platform for my dob handles 20kg no problem, can put dob or sufficiently shirt tripod on it ( centre of gravity position limitation). OK for 20 second unguided exposures at 1200mm focal length. Longer exposure OK at shorter focal length I guess but haven't tried. Up to about 50 minutes tracking between platform resets.

[Jasp05]

Why do you need a tracker to hold 15-20kgs?

Trackers are meant to be portable and light I thought.

Your going to need a substantial mount to handle that kind of weight.

EQ6-R I think would just be able to handle that kind of payload.

I'm curious as to what you plan to use on this tracker ?

[Merlin66]

Poncet type mount??
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/build-a-dobsonian-equatorial-platform/

[hamishbarker]

Here's my equatorial dob platform.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/xUUM4AutMw92scw88

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3KC2yyBygusAFH5a9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/B9PBepABLmAxxukB6

And carrying its usual payload:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XG6sya3K8VKNGuro6

[poider]

I would like to be future ready with a large newt and decent camera The 15 - 20 kgs is just a number i put out there but a good large newt is around 18kg

[poider]

thank you all