The LX80 control panel does have a power connector for 12V - which means that there will be external power options available for this. 18kg is for single-OTA but multi-OTA capacity is 31kg.
I certainly have this on my short list - just waiting for it to be available. One issue might be polar alignment - I don't see a polar scope in this, but maybe someone will come up with an off-board polar scope. I especially like the way the tripod leg length is adjustable - I guess by turning that big adjuster at the top of each leg will either length or shorten the leg.
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Originally Posted by Damian Couzoff
The meade LX 80 mount uses x8 AA batteries,and has 18kg instument capacity.There is no description whether you can use a 12 volt DC battery or AC power.The Celestron CGem and EQ6 dont have GPS either,but can be added as ADDITIONAL cost.
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