My 127ED came with a Vixen style dovetail, but after several sessions I am not overly comfortable with its ability to hold the scope onto the mount. The dovetail bar has a raised middle section which is about 90mm long The jaws of the NEQ6 being 120mm long, means only a small section at either end is actually making contact with the base of the jaws. Also the angled sides for locking into the jaws is only 90mm long, which again means not all of the jaws 120mm length is making contact with the dovetail sides. This dovetail bar is 190mm (7.5") long with holding screws at 160mm apart. This is a fixed distance as the top of the mounting rings is actually a handle to carry the scope. See the pics.
I am going to pop into Bintel and check out several other dovetails. The ones that seem most suitable are:
Farpoint Universal 10"
Losmandy DUP 13.5"
Orion Universal 11"
The short dovetails 7" (180mm) are not long enough for the 160mm fixed screws.
Any recommendations on these dovetails, or other suggestions would be appreciated.
Clear skies
Rod
