The AZ EQ6 GT has arrived today. No time to set it up tonight. I will have to wait for the weekend to unbox it in set it up.
In the interim, as I wait for the right scope for this mount to eventuate, I will try to mount my SW 10" flextube on it. As it might not work because of balance issues, I don't want to invest too much in the project.
The simplest and cheapest would be to use tube rings mounted on a dovetail plate. One ring would be quite far back on the tube, while the front ring would sit just above where the scope currently connects with the fork. (see my avatar picture)
My question is: would it be ok to use a Sky Watcher Vixen style dovetail (13" or 330mm):
http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx
or should I use a wider Losmandy style dovetail like this one (14"):
http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx
Or should I use a longer one? (the maximum I could use would be 420mm)
Any feedback would be hugely appreciated!
Cheers,
Eric