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Mount
(DIY)Fork equatorial mount
Type
Equatorial
Weight
n/a
Max. payload
n/a
Computerized
Yes
Periodic error
n/a
PEC
No
Slew speed
n/a
Users
1
Images
24
Most often used with
Community notes
Home-made fork equatorial mount, made out of wood, aluminum and steel axles. The RA axle is rotated by a friction drive. The electronic controller is a arduino + step driver DM322, providing 8000 microsteps. It doesn't have go-to, but it has a hand controller in "push-to" mode, in both axles.
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