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Vixen Porta Dovetail compatibility

Started by ranyborg, 12/15/2006 07:27PM
Posted 12/15/2006 07:27PM Opening Post
Does anyone know if the Vixen Porta Alt-Az mount works with the Losmandy G-11 or G-8 dovetails?

It appears that it might work with the G-11 style, w/o any other adapters being required.

Thanks in advance.

-Rich
Posted 12/15/2006 10:49PM #1
The Vixen Porta mount only works with Vixen type dovetails, which are smaller than the G-11 or G-8 type dovetails. The vixen type dovetail has been copied by many other manufacturers so generally, a dovetail for a GP / GP-DX , CG-5, ASGT, LXD55, LXD75 mount will work. The maximum width of the dovetail I use with my Porta mount is 44mm (not quite 1.75 inches).

Joplin