Thread: Carrying capacity of a mount
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Old 15-07-2009, 04:21 PM
Wavytone
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Old rule of thumb...
...used to be that the diameter of the worm wheels should be not less than half the diameter of the objective or primary mirror, and the diameter of the axes should be not less than one sixth.
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