· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 RGM professor emeritus Reged: 09/15/03 Posts: 668 Loc: Burks Falls, Ontario, Canada Weight, ASGT and Side by Side question       #2087904 - 01/01/08 04:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I would like to mount my C8 with binoviewer and Tak FS78 side by side on my ASGT mount. I will likely buy a ADM and Ken Dauzat system. I think the mount will handle the weight. Will it? Thanks -------------------- Bob Tak FS78 C8 SCT XLT ASGT 10" LightBridge Denk Standards and Power Switch diagonal Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Posts: 3948 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: Weight, ASGT and Side by Side question [Re: RGM]       #2088309 - 01/01/08 06:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Bob, For visual the mount is fine, for imaging you're going to be pushing the mount's limits. With the side by side setup you will have to pay more attention to the balance of the whole package. Since the C8 will be substantially heavier than the refractor you'll need to balance everything side to side. Then you can go ahead and balance the setup with the main counterweight. By the way you do have a second 11lb counterweight? If it matters I vote for the ADM over Ken's side by side product. Better saddles and overall fit and finish for a higher price. My avatar shows a C6 and an 80mm refractor with the ADM side by side mounting on a CG-5A. The only substantial change that I've made to the setup is that I now have 3 point rings for the refractor. -------------------- Mark C11, C6, APM/TMB115, and AT80ED - Tandem mount CGE and CG-5A, WO EZ-Touch and AT Voyager 25x100s and 8x56s, T-Mount Light, Mark 1 eyeballs - Modded 350D, DSI-P, SPC900, Mallincam Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean that you should Post Extras:       Eddy Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/30/04 Posts: 1351 Loc: Aix-en-Provence, France Re: Weight, ASGT and Side by Side question [Re: mclewis1]       #2089147 - 01/02/08 03:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Bob, Although I switched to an EM-200, it worked fine on my "old" ASGT mount. Just balance carefully. The only thing you need to watch out for are the plastic covers of the mount. When slewing close to Polaris and vicinity, they may hit the mount and break. I had this problem and one of the electric circuits boards inside the cover got damaged. Cheers, -------------------- Cheers, Eddy C8 XLT, W.O. ZS80-FD 10th anniv. ed. with MoonLite D/S focuser, Tak TSA102N with FeatherTouch Tak EM-200 Temma II, Vixen PortaMount SXV-H9, SXV guider SBIG CFW-10 SA filter wheel, Astromik Type2 LRGB and Astronomik 6nm H-α, 13nm SII, 13nm OIII Taurus Mini Tracker OAG http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showgallery.php?cat=580 Post Extras:       RGM professor emeritus Reged: 09/15/03 Posts: 668 Loc: Burks Falls, Ontario, Canada Re: Weight, ASGT and Side by Side question [Re: Eddy]       #2089289 - 01/02/08 07:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mark and Eddy, I thought it would work, but just wanted to check before buying the saddle. I was planning on getting the ADM. I have purchased from Ken before and wanted to try out ADM. I will balance very carefully. We normally only balance in 2 dimensions, now I have to learn in 3 dimensions. -------------------- Bob Tak FS78 C8 SCT XLT ASGT 10" LightBridge Denk Standards and Power Switch diagonal Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 12 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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