Greg,
I think this change was made because the lower end mounts are all rated with fictitious payloads and Losmandy conservatively rated their mounts much as AP and Bisque have always done. I have a standard GM8 with a Gemini 1 with 1st gen servomotors and it happily carries a 30+ lb. payload without any issues. For later GM8 mounts with Gemini 2-minis and the latest high torque motors this seems to be a more realistic payload rating though I would think for imaging the original 30lb. payload limit would net better results at longer focal lengths with a big refractor loaded in the saddle.??
Chip?
