Hi Francisco,
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Weight limits are SO problematic. To start it's barely a relevant measure, but marketing people had to find something simple they could use in their ads to out spec their competition. Now we're all stuck with it. ?
Hence the sarcastic commentary of "is that in 'Chinese' pounds",? or? "the rule of thumb is divide by 3 for AP" (easy to remember) or "is X makers rating real?" and now it's "it's X for visual and Y for AP" ,
(which ignores the question is that short exposure planetary or long exposure DSO AP? )
You get my drift. ???
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Moment of inertia is the actual factor thst matters (Mass x distance from the axis of rotation). Its a bit messy to put that in an ad, much less explain it, AND it's only one factor in "suitability for a purpose" which is the? right question to ask.
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Kudos to the seller BTW who obviously has super high integrity. ???
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I won't get into it here, other then to say there is a big difference between a long f/10 refractor and a f/10 SCT? that might be of equal weight when it comes to "can this mount handle it"?
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You'll fnd it discussed if you search or browse in the forum archives which i highly recommend anyway. It's a resource of all things about Losmandy. many of which you (and I) haven't yet thought to ask. ?
I jest a bit in fun, but it really, is a bit overwhelming in the best possible way.?
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Long exposure AP at 3k mm FL is super challenging for reasons too numerous to mention. I've learned here that? the fundamental challenge is how to methodically isolate the cause of an observed issue and then how to go about fixing or reducing it. It takes experience.?
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That's what I have come to appreciate about this group after I bought my used? older G11 mount.
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There are many VERY experienced people and SMEs in this and related Losmandy/Gemini groups that are very generous and willing to share their knowledge and experience, which IMO is way more important than any of the multitude of factors that will impact achieving your desired results at one point or another.
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FWIW, Losmandy makes an adapter for Meade tripods. A lot of? mounts are sold with this adapter and a Mead tripod before Losmandy started making their own tripod. I bought my used G11 in that configuration. The more modern Meade giant field tripod (LX200GPS) are ok for visual/planetary What was better was an older Giant FT from the LX200 classic. 3"+ dia legs and taller (if you are a really tall person or have a long refractor.) I bought a used Losmandy original non folding HD tripod. It's an absolute rock. I'm sure others can advise about the Folding HD tripod.
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OT, PM plz if you still have the Meade fork mount?
I have a couple of projects needing parts.
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Michael?
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