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The thread title refers to a C14 but the discussion seems to centre more around a 12". The C14 in the Duckadang thread mentioned below is mine and I did indeed mount the C14 on an NEQ6Pro. But only to get it off the ground and to try some preliminary collimation tweaks - not to actually use either visually or for imaging. The weight that had to be carried on the weight bar to balance the bare scope was huge - and balancing really difficult. I would not recommend that course to anyone.
The C14 weighed 25 kgs or so with the rings and Losmandy bar attached and nothing else. If you add a decent eyepiece and diagonal, you can add another 1-2 Kgs to that.
A 12" SCT would be another issue if the weight was significantly below that - and I see from the discussion that there may be a difference of 6 Kgs or more in the bare OTAs. That may bring it within an EQ6's range but it would still be at the top end of that range and therefore not much use for imaging. It would be OK for visual and it would track OK though. You'd have to try to keep the slew rates down to reduce stress and load on the motors and other components but it would be manageable.
Peter
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