· 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 morden8uk sage Reged: 03/01/05 Posts: 473 Loc: Southampton, England Voyager Alt Az Tripod       #3395699 - 10/18/09 06:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Been looking this product http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1767 Which I think is this sold in the UK http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/MOUNTS/gsomount.html Is it true you can swap the tripod to a EQ5/CG5 steel legged tripod?. Thanks Rob -------------------- Orion Optics [UK] SPX200 8" f6 Newtonian Celestron ED80 f7 Refractor EQ5 with DK3 photo drives on a steel leg tripod * 7mm Antares Ortho * * 10.5mm Research Grade Ortho * 12.5mm Smart Astro SPL * * 20mm Parks Gold * * 25mm Sterling * Post Extras:       TONGKW professor emeritus Reged: 01/16/07 Posts: 572 Re: Voyager Alt Az Tripod [Re: morden8uk]       #3395935 - 10/18/09 10:39 AM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Voyager AltAz mount can be put on the CG-5 tripod (2” stainless steel leg) without any modification. All you need to do is to remove the small peg on top face. K W TONG C8+CG-5GT, TSA102+HEQ5 PRO, MK67+Voyager, NexStar 6SE, C5+Mizar K, WO ZS80FD+Kenko NES, Megrez 72FD+Kenko KDS, Mini Borg 50, PST Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Posts: 3948 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: Voyager Alt Az Tripod [Re: morden8uk]       #3395937 - 10/18/09 10:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes, the head of the Voyager mount can be attached to mounts that have the M10 central bolt and can have the index post removed. The index post is 1cm square and about 3cm long and is bolted to the top of the tripod mount so it's usually easily removed. I and many others use a CG-5 tripod with a Voyager mount. With the heavier tripod it's a very nice combination. -------------------- 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:       morden8uk sage Reged: 03/01/05 Posts: 473 Loc: Southampton, England Re: Voyager Alt Az Tripod [Re: mclewis1]       #3396019 - 10/18/09 11:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thats great.. thanks guys -------------------- Orion Optics [UK] SPX200 8" f6 Newtonian Celestron ED80 f7 Refractor EQ5 with DK3 photo drives on a steel leg tripod * 7mm Antares Ortho * * 10.5mm Research Grade Ortho * 12.5mm Smart Astro SPL * * 20mm Parks Gold * * 25mm Sterling * Post Extras:       morden8uk sage Reged: 03/01/05 Posts: 473 Loc: Southampton, England Re: Voyager Alt Az Tripod [Re: morden8uk]       #3396025 - 10/18/09 11:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm looking to bolt a 8" 1200mm focal length newt on there and wanted to make sure it could take it..... -------------------- Orion Optics [UK] SPX200 8" f6 Newtonian Celestron ED80 f7 Refractor EQ5 with DK3 photo drives on a steel leg tripod * 7mm Antares Ortho * * 10.5mm Research Grade Ortho * 12.5mm Smart Astro SPL * * 20mm Parks Gold * * 25mm Sterling * Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 10 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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