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Originally Posted by raymo
Jon, your payload is not pushing your 6 anywhere near its limit; the HEQ5
and NEQ6 family are conservatively rated. There are people out there successfully running 10" Newts on HEQ5s and 12" Newts on NEQ6s.
I ran a payload of approx 13kg on my HEQ5 for almost seven yrs without a single weight related hiccup.
raymo
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For photography work?
My understanding is half quoted payload max is the aim when doing long exposure work.
Like I’ve said though, the 6 is a great rig and does it’s job without a hiccup....but, due to a recent cash injection to my bank I thought I may as well buy a high quality mount that will last the next 20 years and handle whatever it is I throw at it. If I didn’t have the obs/pier then I wouldn’t even think of upgrading....just taking the opportunity while I can.
I also have an 80mm scope/camera/etc which I’d love to be able to mount together with the flt132. I guess I’m looking for something that when it is all kitted out will hold around the 25kg mark and track without a hiccup.