[codemonkey (Lee)]

Now that I've decided to downsize everything, I'm wanting to confirm my mount selection. Basically tossing up between the HEQ5 Pro and the NEQ6.

The mount will be for imaging and I plan to put a ~120mm refractor on it. Three of the candidates are weighing in at: 5.4kg, 5.13kg, 4.4kg.

My imaging train weighs in at roughly 900g. I plan to use a mini guide scope that weighs in at 540g total.

So adding in a 1kg buffer in case of unknowns, I'm looking at up to 7.84kg. I've read that the HEQ5 will support payloads of anywhere between 13.7kg and 15kg, but obviously this isn't for imaging. I'll also likely put the mount head on a pier in the future, rather than using the tripod if that makes a difference.

Clearly the NEQ6 could handle this, but could the HEQ5? Seems like it should, but I also don't want to be pushing the boundaries to the point where I make my life significantly more difficult than in needs to be as the point of downsizing is to make my life easier and more enjoyable.