drift aligning the G11

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by rat156

Hi Houghy,

I also have had a few difficulties drift aligning the mount when it's loaded up. I use the drift align tool in CCDInspector, it helped me as I could never remember the directions. What I found was that until I removed the PE, the drift aligning wouldn't work properly because of the 76 second error that crops up in the original Losmandy worm setup. Once I installed the Ovision worm, things settled down.

HTH

Cheers
Stuart

i think i need to work out the mount/pier loading first to see how far i can go

[h0ughy (David)]

tonight will be another test

[Phoenix (Steve)]

Hi Houghy

Well check out the 14.5" load on Anthony's G11 here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...se.php?a=73186
from the Snake Valley Camp thread
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=53277

Perhaps a PM discussion with Bird may help. I was told that a GSO 8" RC was a nice combo on my GM8 so surely the G11 will take your 10" scope. But getting to know your mount first with a little less weight on it makes a lot of sense.

Cheers