Can a Meade LXD75 Mount hold a 10" Meade cat OTA?

Started by bigtasty25, 04/11/2007 11:10PM

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Posted 04/11/2007 11:10PM Opening Post

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Can a Meade LXD75 goto mount hold a 10" meade Schmidt Cassegrain OTA? I think the two would be a nice, lower cost combo, best bang for the buck. They claim the mount holds up to 30lbs...not sure how much the 10" ota weighs...
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Posted 04/11/2007 11:31PM #1

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One dealer lists the Meade 10" LX90 OTA at about 50 pounds; surprisingly heavier than the 8" which weights around 20 pounds. Clearly the 10" would be too heavy a load for the LXD75 mount.

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