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Need a new mount
Hi,
after fighting with a really poor example of an EQ6 for three years I've finally given up. I've replaced gears, just tried a belt drive conversion (results initially are not too promising) I've had enough. It's time to quit trying to fix a chinese POS and accept defeat. After spending more time trying to fix the mount than actually using it I intend to attack it with a sledge hammer. In all honesty I could not rip someone off by selling it to them.
I have a lovely Vixen VC200L bought secondhand off a member here that after I finally got it collimated is spectacularly good, also an 8" f4 GSO newt/Badder mpcc combo, a guidescope , guider and QHY8.
Is a Losmandy g11 my only alternative to get decent images using the VC200L? I know 1.8m fl is harder than .8m. I can't afford a G11 at 5K. Would a GPD2 work? Vixen sell it as a combo with the VC, and the VC200L / guidescope / camera would come in at under 10kg - the weight limit for the mount? 2K would be my limit - either that or give up astronomy until I can save up for the G11 (means 2 years out of action ). Please suggest anything as long as Synta don't make it......
cheers (not really)
Gary
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