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Old 31-01-2008, 05:26 PM
Karlsson
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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
I think it has been discussed previously, but the truss design simply won't work on an EQ mount -though it's perfect for an EQ platform.

On an EQ mount, the scope needs to be held in the middle - something the truss design is simply not designed for.

You'd get bending and flopping and collimation would be a nightmare!
A possible solution may be a Serrurier truss design - see Steve Lee's page:

http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/sl/sl-tels.html#ni-tel

...but I doubt if an EQ6 is suitable for this application.
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