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Don't do it. You will need an NEQ6 at least as previous posts have pointed out. My 10" custom carbon fibre strut imaging newt weighs 13kg without guidescope, finderscope, camera, etc. and with these things the total imaging load is just over 15kg. The published imaging capacity of the NEQ6 is really about 18kg but lower is always better, especially on a tripod.
If you really want to get into imaging at 10" then sell your dob and make the investment in a capable mount for the size scope you want to run. You might be able to run a 8" newt on an HEQ5 but I am not sure how much your peripherals would add.
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