Thread: Why not ditch the GEM Eq design
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Old 03-03-2021, 09:28 AM
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The first Friction Feed Mount Lucas Mesu released in 2008, I thought was a good design, no counter weights, no meridian flip.

It could support a payload of Two 65Kg scopes, 4arcsec PE using ServoCat electronics and ArgoNavis Goto..
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