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You mean with the SVX80 on there? That guide graph was with the SVX80 and the Evostar piggybacked on top as a guidescope while I was waiting for a new OAG assembly to arrive. I didn't ever weigh the whole kit but the SVX80 is about 5KG on it's dovetail and riser setup, plus odds and sods fittings and the Evostar on top. 8ish KG is probably about right.
I am not really sure if the AZEQ has any real world payload advantage over the EQ6 mounts, though the counterweight shaft is thicker (So more rigid) which would help to some degree I assume. I am looking at replacing mine with an EQ6-R to be honest as balancing the AZEQ type mounts for AP is a pain. I would love a bigger and heavier mount like the EQ8-R or a CEM60 but budget says no.
I did manage to get round stars out of my SCT with reducer at about 1500mm focal length on this mount for a couple of 20 minute test subs but I never noted down the guiding figures. I would bet they were not half arcsec, and the stars might have been round but they would probably have been a bit bloated.
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