An old thread, but I'm hoping there might be a bit more experience out there now.
I'm looking at putting an RCA250 or RC10-A on one of these mounts. These OTA's weigh in at about 15.5kg and I am wondering whether the mount will be able to handle the load. Additional weight would be (assuming it weighs more than the one supplied) an aftermarket focuser, ONAG, AO and camera.
If I'm not mistaken, that should bring it to around the 18kg mark which is the commonly quoted maximum for long exposure photography on this mount, but I'd like to be 100% sure before investing in the new OTA.
A quick search of the web reveals some questionable testimonials (25kg?) about imaging loads, so I wanted to ask here for clarification.
Any advice welcome!
