Product Description
Since 1981, Scott Losmandy has produced high-quality American-made equatorial mounts. The G11S is the non-"go to" version of this iconic mount that will effortlessly support all Stellarvue telescopes up to and including the SVX152T, our flagship refractor.
MOUNT HEAD SPECIFICATIONS
- All machined aluminum and stainless steel, black anodized
- All stainless steel hardware
- One 3.750” diameter needle thrust bearing
- One 2.000” diameter needle thrust bearing
- Two 1.500” diameter needle bearings
- 5.625” diameter, 7075 aluminum worm gear, 360 tooth
- Dual supported, ball bearing housed ground High Precision Brass Worm
- Variable slip clutch, both axes; one knob per axis design
- Porter Slip Ring Design
- 1.250” diameter stainless steel shafts
- Through the axis polar scope mounting, works in Northern and Southern Hemisphere; polar scope optional
- Instrument weight capacity: 60 lbs
- Equatorial head weight: 33 lbs
DUAL-AXIS DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (S)
- Diamond push-button pattern
- R.A. and DEC. reversing switches
- 160 oz/in stepper motor, 0.5 arc sec. step
- Three guiding rates: 30%, 50%, and 2x sidereal rate
- Three setting rates: 4x, 8x, and 16x sidereal rate
- Quartz tracking rates: sidereal, solar, lunar, king
- Periodic Error Correction (PEC)
- Programmable DEC. Backlash Compensation (TVC)
- Control panel dimmer
- Accepts auto-guider systems
- Northern and Southern Hemisphere operation
- 12 volt DC - 500ma power use
- Tiltable control panel for easy access
- Small hand control box for comfortable use
FOLDING HEAVY DUTY TRIPOD SPECIFICATIONS
- All machined aluminum, black anodized
- Tripod height: 33"- 48" (adjustable)
- Folding leg design for easy transport
- Tripod weight: 35 lbs
*Please note: All Losmandy mounts and accessories will be drop-shipped directly from the manufacturer.
