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Overkill

Started by klawson, 01/02/2007 07:20AM
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Posted 01/02/2007 07:20AM Opening Post
Keith Lawson
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In the realm of mountings, is there such a thing as "overkill"?

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Posted 01/02/2007 12:53PM #1
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Posted 01/02/2007 02:42PM #2
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Cool! Where did you get the pier and top plate for your LXD mount?

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Posted 01/02/2007 03:30PM #3
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Keith, no such thing as OVERMOUNTED... 8)
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Posted 01/02/2007 03:33PM #4
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I've used my G-11 (on a pier) with a TV 85.

It was pretty stable.

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When it comes to a Telescope Mount - I always go by the "MTV" rule: "Too much is never enough" 8)

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Posted 01/03/2007 07:05PM #6
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I found this pix on the net a while back.

"You just can't have too big a mount"

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