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Subject: Re: [M]: What's a good mount for an 8" Meade SCT OTA?
From: Gene Horr
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Jul 06 07:56:23 2001

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Frank Schwartz wrote:

> Thanks for the help. How is the Losmandy G-11 compared to the LX-200
> standard mount?

For photography IMO it is noticeably better. You can also throw quite a
bit more weight on it than the LX200. On average you'll get PE in the
high teens without PEC, close to 10" with PEC.

> Does the G-11 come with all the necessary drive system,
> including guider interface, encoders, etc., or would I need to purchase that
> stuff too?

The encoders are extra but everything else is included. You'll want to
get an isolation relay box if you are powering both your camera and the
mount from the same 12VDC source.

Gene Horr

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