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Jon
I bought an EQ6-R Mount last April to carry my 8” f5 newt and consistently guide under 1 arc sec in all conditions ( no mods , straight out of the box )
Best guiding figures around 0.65 to 0.75 arc sec error on good nights
My payload is around 15kg ( note the 3 x 5.1kg counterweights)
Mount brand new cost me $2,250.00
Great mount for the money and performs better than expected
Dithering is a joy , it just recovers in Dec so quickly
I reckon it could handle up to a 10” f5 and still perform ok
My 3 year old HEQ5 mount carry’s my 6” f6 newt at 9 kg payload and I can never get under 1 arc sec , always around 1.20 to 1.30 on good nights
and dithering knocks it around so much
Thumbs up for the EQ6-R mount , after 8 months in all conditions it’s proven itself each time I image
Cheers
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