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I have noted on my recently acquired EQ6 pro that the head with the dovetail section and two knobs, is held into/onto the mount by three relatively small grubscrews. The part that inserts into the top of the Dec section has a taper, and these screws bite ino the taper. They are also all that prevents dec (rotational) slippage should the load be too unbalanced.
Apparently its supposed to work, but I personally will pay considerable attention to balance in any setup.
I propose to employ a 10" F5 newtonian (my Sutchting Dob mirror mounted in a lightweight frame) and SBIG camera setup. These weigh in at around 20 Kg without counterweights.
I am having an alternate head made up by Luke Bellani and do not intend to rely on the original dovetail attachment methodology, but I will still be stuck with the three grubscrews.
BC
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