¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI forgot to mention, yes getting older, I am 60 now. But having the RA extentions and being able to break the mount head in two makes things alot easier to move around. I to have to assemble and disassemble each time that I use it. Happy Skies
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From: Deric Caselli <JethroStCyr@...>
Date: 1/25/20 4:53 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Is a Losmandy right for me?
I can agree with you Crocco,, but it is a moot point now, with my G11 no worries about weight now. When Celestron sends the replacement I will trade the AVX off for something or another. I'm done with Chinese mounts.
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From: "crocco1250 via Groups.Io" <crocco1250@...>
Date: 1/25/20 2:45 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Is a Losmandy right for me?
Derick I have an avx I use with a c9.25 for show and tell. It's ok for visual and tracks well but the mount electronics have a flaw.? Many users have had it fail including myself (component failure).? Some use it for astrophotography as well (hyperstar short exposures, dslr).? But for heavier loads the g11 handles my C11 with hyperstar easily. The avx is much easier to set up (light) and much clearer manuals. Having said that, when you look at construction of the g11 (much beefier) and the avx (cheap plastic, more wobbly) and it doesn't have as nice a web interface the g11 is a better deal.? However, it was a big learning curve to set up the g11 wifi, use the hand held to get all the settings correct (time, location, etc). An avx is for a beginner the g11 for more serious users but the avx is ok if you accept its limitations.?? So, my one complaint as I get older is how heavy the g11 is to move (I don't have room for a permanent setup).? Chuck On Saturday, January 25, 2020 Deric Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: My first rig was a package deal a AVX mount with a Celestron 8 Edge HD, not a very good combo. The AVX struggled to support the weight. But the deal was real good from Highpoint Scientific a NEAF special at $1595.00 I was not real upset when it gave up
the ghost one night.any way often package deals are not the best scope and mount combinations.? ?
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From: George Cushing <pinyachta@...>
Date: 1/25/20 9:27 AM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Is a Losmandy right for me?
?sell an 11" SCT with a 30 pound rated AVX"
Sure and they sold The C11 on the CG-5, too. Folks forget than when Celestron decided to sell the C11 on something other than a fork mount they went to Scott and together modified a heavy GM100 Losmandy mount to produce the model Celestron G11. Scott then developed the GM-8 with 8" SCTs in mind. Your average 8" SCT of the day weighed about 15# with the usual accessory's. When Celestron sold the C9.25 on the GM-8 (Celestron G9) with a D saddle and a substandard tripod (aluminum CG-5 unit) it was malpractice. The C9.25 is a only about 3#s lighter than the C11. So I wouldn't point to Celestron as a standard for sound judgement on matching payloads to mounts. |
