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Old 05-02-2020, 12:45 PM
Rainmaker (Matt)
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Oz
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Originally Posted by Hemi View Post
Very nice matt,

What is the battery box your using to drive the AZ GTI?
Ive got that diagonal for my regular setup, but its a bit heavy!

ive been using an ES102CF/AZ GTI/ three legged equinox as my grab and go, but its been a compromise. A bit too big a scope, a bit too small a tripod (both on the edge of acceptable). id like a small TAK.

My setup is less jittery with the SW included Tripod.

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The standard tripod is actually very good, I already had the RRS tripod so fitted it with a quick release clamp.

The power pack is a TalentCell 3000mA 12v/5v and comes with a charger and power cable. I plan to keep this mount a long time so did a bit of custom machining to fit the power pack inside the mount. I also made my own cable to hook up to the mount as I the standard one is a bit bulky. The standard cable allows charging while using the mount which is a handy feature.

I will probably use the 1.25" Tak prism instead of this Baader one with a selection of Tak LE and TV Panoptic 1.25" eyepieces , lighter more compact. I dislike phones and iPads when observing so will use the V5 handset instead...
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