Harmonic mounts

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Harmonic mounts

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Anyone with any first hand experience with a harmonic mount. Zwo is now offering an iteration for relatively light loads. Hoybm seems to be pretty well respected. I'm considering updating my CEM 60ec, looking at Harmonic.
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I just got that email ad from ZWO. I'm also curious.
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∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
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I only skimmed the email, but it looks like it would be a nice upgrade.
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Post by lostone »

I've seen the email also, but I'm not really interested in one. I have put my grubby fingers on the Sharpstar Harmonic drive and was shaking my head NO No NO while looking at it. I have been interested in a Rainbow mount but have since switched gears and am seriously looking into a Planewave mount. I looked at the specs and I only have one scope that it can handle and that would be my Askar FRA600, Everything else is too heavy for it.
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Scope: Explorer Scientific 127CF, Askar FR600, Planewave CDK 14""
Guide Scope & Camera: ASI 174, ZWO OAG-L
Camera: QHY 268 Mono, QHY 600 Mono
Mount: Planewave L-350, Skywatcher EQ8-Rh Pro, Losmandy G11
Accessories: Moonlite Nitecrawler WR30, WR35, Eagle 3&4 Pro, QHY CFW3/7 Filterwheel, QHY Polemaster,
Software: N.I.N.A., CdC, Planewave 3, Pixinsight
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