Celestron 130mm S.L.T. tripod damage
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Celestron 130mm S.L.T. tripod damage
Gia sas,
After 8 years, the Celestron 130mm SLT tripod has been damaged ( leg lock) and I have applied the mount to Sky-Watcher tripod EQ5 .
Here is the result
Marios
After 8 years, the Celestron 130mm SLT tripod has been damaged ( leg lock) and I have applied the mount to Sky-Watcher tripod EQ5 .
Here is the result
Marios
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Re: Celestron 130mm S.L.T. tripod damage
Good mod. And you can salvage that tripod by applying a shaft collar or bicycle seat clamp to the lower leg. I posted some pix of that over on this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=4892&p=41820#p41820
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=4892&p=41820#p41820
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Re: Celestron 130mm S.L.T. tripod damage
The SLT mounts do ride nicely on the EQ -5 tripod, very stable.
The best lightweight modification I have found is to replace the stock tripod with aEQ -2 or EQ -3 aluminium tripod for better height and stability.
These tripods can be stabilized quite well for under 20€ and a couple hours of time.
The best lightweight modification I have found is to replace the stock tripod with a
These tripods can be stabilized quite well for under 20€ and a couple hours of time.
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Re: Celestron 130mm S.L.T. tripod damage
gregl wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:24 pm Good mod. And you can salvage that tripod by applying a shaft collar or bicycle seat clamp to the lower leg. I posted some pix of that over on this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=4892&p=41820#p41820
Very nice !!!Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:16 pm The SLT mounts do ride nicely on the EQ-5 tripod, very stable.
The best lightweight modification I have found is to replace the stock tripod with a EQ-2 or EQ-3 aluminium tripod for better height and stability.
These tripods can be stabilized quite well for under 20€ and a couple hours of time.
Marios
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