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The amount of counterweight should not make a difference.? The most counterweight I have used was:? 3x21 + 1x11 + 1x7 = 81 pounds total CW.? But even my typical 70 pounds of CW shows no slippage

Avi A Long long time ago I had the same problem. I’m using 53 pounds of counterweight and with my attached 80 mm piggyback to my 10 inch RC at certain positions in the sky I would get slippage with

As designed the Losmandy mounts work well if the mount is in good mechanical condition with clean dry clutch discs and a well balanced payload.? It's pretty simple, if you need to crank down on the

Joe Same question as Chip.? Walk us through the math.? Yes, an AP mount or above would be better. ------------------------ Jim W Phoenix, AZ. USA Losmandy G11G w/ L6, NINA 3.0 / ASTAP, ASI2600MC

I'd like to hear how you calculated these numbers.? What is the method and why? -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric Forecast - South Pasadena, CA (

Yeah Joe, a set screw. As you say, there are bigger mounts to be had and at bigger price points. Tracking/Guiding is a discussion all of its own!. If DSO at native FL were the primary purpose I might

What is a grub screw??? Is it like a set screw?? Joe

At one time I used Blue Loctite on the grub screws and quickly regretted it.? It wicked onto the shafts.? It took me an entire weekend to clean stuff up. Several years ago I replaced the grub

Are you all good to go again?

Use a drop of low torque thread adhesive on those darned Oldham grub screws.? Loose grub screws are one of the most common issues and cause a lot of grief to the uninitialized.? If you are having

Hello Francisco, Do not get me wrong, I firmly believe at the under $5000 budget Losmandy makes the best mounts in their class.? I owned a G11T for a year.? I thought I wanted two rigs,? it was

Hi- I was told that it would be OK to let the group know I have a G11 mount/tripod for sale.? But rather than overextend my site privileges, I'll leave it to you to contact me privately or see the ad

I believe it was the battery

Hi Francisco, Welcome to the group.? 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

Hello Francisico Congratulations on your G11G and Welcome to the group. I am routinely? imaging at <1 AS RMS on G11 with 53 lb counterweight for my 10 in RC at 2040 fl using OAG. Balance is critical

Once I changed to the Michael Herman high friction discs I never went back. They really prevent slippage and don't come loose like the plastic ones, so you don't have to keep cranking down for them to

Thanks Brendan & Brian. I've contacted Michael Herman for repairs. He's had my Gemini-1 a couple of times before. So he's familiar with my unit. I'm shipping the Gemini-1 and Michael's 17-volt

I was an early proponent of Michael Herman's high friction clutch discs and I use my Losmandy G11G and GM8G mounts for both imaging and visual. But if you are a dedicated imager and will never use the

Francisco, a 50 pound imaging payload is not really pushing the limit for guided imaging on a G11G mount, not at all.? My C14 fully loaded with double dovetails and Moonlite focuser and the imaging

Francisco With any luck it will be clear enough tonight to do a PHD2 guiding run.? I adjusted the RA worm to ring gear spacing and I want to make sure I didn't mess things up.? I also found some