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Old 07-04-2010, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Steffen View Post
Hi Peter,
I was looking at the Argo Navis for my son's 8" GSO dob, too. Alas, his is the new version with hand knob tensioning (instead of coil springs), for which there doesn't seem to be an encoder solution. If he had the old version I'd get the Argo Navis in a heartbeat.

Cheers
Steffen.
Answer:- "The good news is that we indeed there is an encoder solution for this mount."

Are you counting the heartbeats, Steffan?

I was superbly happy with the Argo Navis on my 12" Bintel. I will be equally happy with it on my coming SDM.

Put the unit on a nice stalk mount - with an adjustable head is best. There are DIY's for ball joints using a bit of painter's kit from Bunnings - see attached for my previous version.
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