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Originally Posted by Logieberra
The challenge to dual mount? Dual mounts! ME2 for this!  |
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I imagine the PME should cope with both. PMX is supposed to be able to cope with up to 14 inch Cassegrain. It probably would but I'd find out from someone who is using a similar scope on a PMX before I'd go that route.
Side by side dual mounts seem to introduce flex and balance issues. So piggyback or you just have to swap when you want to change gears? Or get a smaller portable mount and take the TOA to a dark site occassionally?
If I tried to put my AP140 next to my CDK17 or on top of it I think the PME could manage but it would be maxed out. I'd also need to get several more counterweights and do the balancing very very carefully so I did not burn out the motors.
I just put my TEC110 (fairly light) back on top of my CDK and it only needed another counterweight and the PME laughed it off, no worries.
Greg.
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I edited my old Obs drawing - rough but reasonably to scale (done in Powerpoint
) - see below, it's a snug fit. Without shortening the pier my only options would be to either hang the TOA off a side losmandy plate on the OSRC or side by side on the ME's versaplate. I think that 16kg hanging off the side of the OSRC may stretch the friendship a bit though!! I will have space to piggyback if I shorten the pier but still wonder if the TOA is too heavy for that
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Originally Posted by RobF
Wowser, there is some serious imaging firepower appearing on the shores of Aus lately. Will be exciting to see where this beast will take you Marcus. I feel for you though having to wait that long for the boxes to arrive |
Thanks for the sympathy Rob - I'm already noticing that time .. i..s ......s..t..a...r...t....i....n.... g ........ t.....o ......... s.....l.....o.....w .................... d........o............w............ ......n
PS: I've decided to shorten the pier by 6"