After a few final confirmations of details from @steppenwolf and @Jonk and @Skipper Billy I decided to go ahead and order the mount and wedge from Bern at MA.
I was keen on the bent knee pier, but when all was considered, I decided to stick with a standard pier. SGPro does my meridian flips currently with no issues, and the standard pier is easier to make, and easier to fit into the observatory.
For anyone ordering one from Northern Ireland, delivery is a bit of an issue. The mounts don't come packaged, so this has to be factored into the cost, along with carriage and insurance. Luckily enough I was able to call in a favour from two friends, one collected it off Bern, and the other is driving it from London to Northern Ireland.
The mount is currently in London in my friends garage, so I haven't seen it yet, but my friend send my a couple of photos (one below). It should arrive with me in NI on the 10th February.
As such I was hoping to make a few preparations prior to arrive, and looking for some answers.
- does anyone have a template/measurements for the wedge base plate so I can adapt a spare pier mounting plate that I have here?
- I have a serial port on my PC, does the Mesu plug directly into this, and is then controlled using software via this cable?
I'll probably have more questions once I get the mount, but want to try to get as much ready before it arrives. I plan to mount it on my current concrete pier temporarily until I build my dome and build a new metal pier.
I'll post more updates when the mount arrives.
Thanks
Adam.