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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Coco Vendor (Orbit Engineering Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 26 NEW SCT WEDGE       #3367883 - 10/01/09 07:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Here is my new wedge with CPC800 Its pretty cool in that it has azimuth fine adjustment by way of a special quadrant. also a unique altitude assist strut which also adds extra rigidity to the bed. -------------------- CPC 800 XLT Orbit Wedge www.orbit-engineering.co.uk ZS66 APO Astro track TX300 Modified 40D Post Extras:       Psyire scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/24/07 Posts: 980 Loc: 55* North Re: NEW SCT WEDGE [Re: Coco]       #3367938 - 10/01/09 07:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, that's a nice looking wedge! Who makes it? -------------------- Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics Elusive Photons.com Post Extras:       Coco Vendor (Orbit Engineering Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 26 Re: NEW SCT WEDGE [Re: Psyire]       #3368025 - 10/01/09 09:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Orbit engineering. http://www.orbit-engineering.com/ Its a pleasure to use, no loosening bolts and shimmying the bed around only to find the polar alignment wrong when you re tighten it all up Simple... -------------------- CPC 800 XLT Orbit Wedge www.orbit-engineering.co.uk ZS66 APO Astro track TX300 Modified 40D Post Extras:       nik hodges scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 04/20/07 Posts: 757 Loc: UK Re: NEW SCT WEDGE [Re: Coco]       #3368140 - 10/01/09 10:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   wow that is a nice wedge! -------------------- AP900gto3 Flurostar 110/TAK TOA 0.75 reducer Megrez 80mm triplet apo/moonlight focuser 8" LX200R/AP CCDT67 reducer/moonlight focuser StarlightXpress SXVF-H16 camera/trutek filter wheel DSI Pro II Maxim DL/Maxpoint/PEMPro/CCDAP4/Sky6Pro/AdobePS3E http://www.pbase.com/njh542/images2009 Post Extras:       chicot super member Reged: 09/30/08 Posts: 190 Loc: Liverpool, UK Re: NEW SCT WEDGE [Re: Psyire]       #3368233 - 10/01/09 10:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful looking wedge but £700 is a bit steep for a wedge. -------------------- Meade 10-inch LX200 classic Williams Optics ZII80 Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider Meade DSI III Post Extras:       Coco Vendor (Orbit Engineering Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 26 Re: NEW SCT WEDGE [Re: chicot]       #3368646 - 10/03/09 02:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Its £599.00 , they are waiting for the webmaster to change the price. worth every penny.. -------------------- CPC 800 XLT Orbit Wedge www.orbit-engineering.co.uk ZS66 APO Astro track TX300 Modified 40D Post Extras:       chicot super member Reged: 09/30/08 Posts: 190 Loc: Liverpool, UK Re: NEW SCT WEDGE [Re: Coco]       #3368938 - 10/03/09 04:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ah, that's a big difference. If I didn't already have a wedge I'd be very tempted. -------------------- Meade 10-inch LX200 classic Williams Optics ZII80 Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider Meade DSI III Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 7 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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