Kristofer:

I wanted to do the same with my 10" LX-200 about a year ago.

I had a few of criteria:
1) A place to store a 100AmpHour battery. (65lbs.)
2) Add to the overall stability of the system.
3) Make sure it was easy to set up and take down.

I ended up making a shelf support of angle iron that
runs from leg to leg, and a triangle of plywood that sits
in the center of the angle irons to store the battery on.
I left the original spreader bars in place, this just
goes above it.

Go to http://www.gregpyros.com/ and click on "Equipment" to
see a photo of it and the method of attachment.

Works great!
Greg Pyros
10" LX-200 f/10; Pictor 1616XTE




> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 08:06:25 -0600
> Subject: [M]: Bottom leg spreader...or
> spreader-thing-that-keeps-the-legs-from- flaying-outward
>
> After my frustrating experience with my tripod this weekend, I
> was wondering
> if anyone out there had any ideas to replace the bottom spreader with
> something sturdier...rigid...etc. I have the tripod that goes
> with the 12"
> LX200 scope. I spent about 30 minutes, had a friend there and everything,
> only to find out that because I didn't check to make sure that
> the legs were
> equidistant from each other, that it forced the threaded rod to press
> against the side of the hole in the tripod head. Also, it would
> be nice to be able to put the battery pack I have underneath there
> to keep people from getting tripped up in the wires.
>

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