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Originally Posted by netwolf
Excellent Asteroids, i am still trying to get planets... if only the earth woudl stand still and then i could image what i needed with my dob. Paul i have been meaing to aks did you customise the worm gears on your Samson mount or add new ones or are they the originals. I actualy enquired with Astro optical about that mount after seeing your website but the dont make em anymore. Darn it.
Regards.
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Geeday netwolf,
No I didn't customise the worm gears, but I did customise gears to adapt the Argo Navis to the mount. Yes unfortunately AOS don't make the mount anymore - I have been looking around for what other mounts I could buy that would carry a 12-inch 'scope and a 4.5-inch guidescope - (about 30kg) - but just can't seem to find one that has that type of load capacity (without sending tens of thousands of dollars to the US).
The Skywatcher EQ6 looks like it comes close - but it seems too light in it's construction (to maintain portablility I guess) - for example my mount has 32mm diameter steel axis shafts seated on needle bearings and a 6-inch diameter RA drive wheel all mounted on an pier!
When I look at new consumer mounts I don't see any big drive wheels (like those from Ed Byers Co.), which makes me wonder how accurate their tracking must be - I mean they all seem to use tiny little spur gears? eek! that must give those autoguiders a real work out.
Anyhow please feel free to contact me further to discuss this.
Paul M