Stu
28-01-2006, 01:31 PM
This is a Motorised Alt-Az mount based on the popular AZ3. There are sigificant improvements though. The original AZ3 had trouble balancing long refractors and some other heavier scopes on the Alt axis, because it was only held steady by friction. This made balancing critical. BUT this version has an Altitude axis lock and a strenthened Azmith axis lock so that this no longer a problem (and increases the amount of weight the mount can carry).
The Motorised part is based on two motors with 50kg/cm torque (much much bigger than the standard motors in chinese mounts) and they replace the manual fine tune controls traditionally found on the AZ3. Slew speed is 1-2 degrees per second over about 20-30 degrees range (enough to pan around a bit before you hit the end stop and have to reverse).
Oh yeh, the left right buttons are switched so the image moves in the correct direction when using a diagonal (or a newt). :)
Batteries and charger included. Electronic hand controller with glowing red buttons included. :)
The Motorised part is based on two motors with 50kg/cm torque (much much bigger than the standard motors in chinese mounts) and they replace the manual fine tune controls traditionally found on the AZ3. Slew speed is 1-2 degrees per second over about 20-30 degrees range (enough to pan around a bit before you hit the end stop and have to reverse).
Oh yeh, the left right buttons are switched so the image moves in the correct direction when using a diagonal (or a newt). :)
Batteries and charger included. Electronic hand controller with glowing red buttons included. :)