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Originally Posted by Robert_T
certainly be interested to see some pics... what's the weight limit on the EM200,~15kg?
cheers,
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Hello, Robert
The specs say 16kgs for my EM200 Temma2. However, to give you an idea of the capability of this mount, I recently loaded my EM200 Temma2 (with Vixen dovetail adapter for OTA) as follows:
- Celestron C9.25 CF with bottom dovetail plate and top mounting plate
- Pentax *istDS DSLR
- Orion 9x50 Finderscope
- Williams Optics 80mm ED triplet with 90mm rings and mounting plate
- SBIG ST7E ccd
- Dew shield
- Dew heaters
- A plethora of cables
It required 3 x 5kg + 1 x 3.8kg weight to balance the assembly. So, that adds up to 18.8kg.
The mount autoguided accurately using the ST7E and I would say that it was at its limit. The EM200 handled the weight manfully and was easy to balance, but it "felt" that any more weight would be a case of abusing its capability. There was no wind. There was no room on the counterweight shaft for any other weights. I was very, very impressed with its performance and capability at this upper limit.
You are welcome to call in and have a look at my mount, just PM me and we can arrange a time.
Cheers
Dennis