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Hi Dutch,
Paul is right, the 10" is getting a little large for the HEQ5. Visually it should be OK but it will struggle. My 8" on the HEQ5 struggles to pull up from the horizontal if I have the DSLR and binos on it and when I had the 5" reflector as well (only weighs about 2-3kg) the gears started slipping.
I would suggest if you did want to put the 10" on and then attempt AP with it, lighten the load as much as you can by putting the 10" on a diet. I have seen quite a few cut outs in tubes and lightweight finderguiders using the guidescope to keep the weight down.
Ultimately though, if you found it wasnt up to the task, you could always "upgrade" an EQ6 by selling the HEQ5 here and buying a second hand EQ6 and this would handle it much better.
I think my HEQ5 and the 8" reflector with my proposed finder/toucam guider and a DSLR will be the max I will have on mine and that's probably pushing the limits for stability and guiding/tracking accuracy....
Cheers
Chris
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