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starbob1
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Reged: 03/11/07
Posts: 169
Loc: IN
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How much weight can the Optron hold.Thanks
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Discovery 12.5 PDHQ
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Fred1
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Reged: 09/19/07
Posts: 767
Loc: Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
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Go here for the full line of specs on iOptron mounts:
iOptron
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Fred
Celestron 8" SCT w/Starizona Feathertouch Microfocuser and Orion 9x50 RACI FinderScope;
Stellarvue Nighthawk Aplanat w/Orion 6x30 RACI Finderscope
Vixen Sphinx SXD/Hal 130
Celestron CG5-ASGT
Stellarvue M1/Surveyor Tripod
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Telescopeman54
Vendor - Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC.
Reged: 08/17/07
Posts: 1149
Loc: New Hampshire
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The iOptron is listed for a payload of 35 pounds. I've played with it and I suspect it could handle 40 pound. However, until I actuall have one here to test that theory I cannnot say that is a fact.
CS
Steve
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Steve Forbes
6.25" f/15 Mogey/NASA refractor on GOTO GEM
6" f/15 Jaegers refractor on GOTO GEM
5.1" f/8 Burgess on CG-5 w/GOTONOVA
4" f/15 Jaegers on ORION ATLAS GOTO
2x 6" f/6 Edmund Palomar reflectors on GEMs w/ RA and DEC drives
2x 4-1/4" Edmund Palomar Jr. reflectors on GEMS w/ RA drives, (all circa 1965 - 69)
3" Edmund reflector on "EQ" mount from @1963
4" Criterion reflector with "EQ" mount from @1956.
150mm f/12 MAK w/iOptron Mini Tower
Lots of other stuff, too!
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Bowmoreman
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 2992
Loc: Bolton, MA
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Hi Steve...
I guess I'm quite confused by this new IOPTRON... from their website, it looks like this is another CG5 clone.. .check out the wording on their web-site, it seems to be cut/pasted from CG5 specs from somewhere else.
SmartStar Mount Link
Can a CG5 really handle 35-40#? (I suppose a 2" solid tripod might help a bit...???)
Or is there some other IOPTRON that's being talked about here?
Cause there is no way their cube, or mini, could handle 35# or more (they spec them much lower).
Oh what a tangled web re-marketers weave... 
clear enough skies
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Dave
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