This mount is special designed for german and japanese
market, where such heavy mounts are very rar. INTES MICRO used for this designing the
SHOWA 20E and VIXEN Atlux mounts as an ideal model for future styling. Such mounts from
Japan or USA sometimes to expensive for german customers . This mount is designed to hold
perfectly the MEADE 12" SC, Celestron C14, 12" Maksutovs and 8"
Apochromats. The details of this mount, show an clear picture of the capability of russian
engineers. There are used only the best materials like aluminium, stainless steel and
brass. The complete housing is not a casting form, it is fully maschined inside and
outside from 1 part of large aluminiumblock ( to expensive for western companys) to
receive best stability and smallest vibration. Delivery: wormgeardiameter RA 140 mm from cogwheel bronce, Modul 1; wormgeardiameter DEC 100 mm from cogwheel bronce, Modul 1; secured skid clutch in both axis with additonal use of handknobs in both axis, installed periodic error control, solarspeed and conneting CCD guiders is possible |
Technical Specification | Value |
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weight of equatorial head without counterweight | 20 kg |
maximum loading capacity | 30-40 kg, depending on telescopesystem |
coloring | grey |
Polarfinder | Japanese made |
material of axis in RA and DEC | Stainless steel ST 52 turned/ ball bearing sizes grinted |
diameter of axis in RA and DEC | 65 mm with 15 mm wallthickness |
axis support | on axis 2 stressed ballbearings |
wormaxis in RA and DEC: | material Stainless steel, high precision grinted |
Attachment of the wormaxis | each 2 ball bearings |
engines | Steppermotors in both axis |
photographic guiding speed | 0.33*, 4* |
periodic error | +/- 5 arcsec. |
observing speed | 16* |
Power supply | 15 V DC, 800mA, 220V AC |
Tripod height variation | 800-1.230 mm |
Latitude range | 0 - 70° |
mean siderial rate error | 0.005 % |
Tripod | 3 legs stainless steel tripod with eyepieceplate |
Counterweights | 1 pc 2.6 kg + 1 pc 7.4 kg from stainless steel |
Total shipping weight | 45 kg |