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Old 04-06-2008, 10:11 PM
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This just came in my email from the Losmandy yahoo group

"As you can see in the photo, I must be pushing 80 lbs on the G11 with
the 14 inch scope, 4 inch guide scope, camera and associated
equipment. I don't use the Gemini, which makes it much easier for the
motors. I make sure that the mount is balanced which makes it very
easy to push the scope around to my target. At first I thought that
the mount was overloaded but I have not seen any evidence of a load
problem. I don't think twice about the load now when setting up.
Tracking is spot on and I plan on using it in the future for some F10
shots. I had been using the scope for F2 shots."