Is this safe?

[Nova2000]

Hi 

The heq5 users will know that I cannot move the azimuth stop peg. But I can't use the mount at my location cause of that problem as I'm at a low latitude. 

I'm thinking of getting the mount. 

I think I can take the tripod to a iron workshop and ask the people there to cut the peg and weld it in the other side. 

Will this work!? 

Rajesh 

 

 

[jambouk]

Is the idea so you then have two legs under the new peg which you can have lower than the one leg the other side?

I'm not sure how easy it will be for anyone to attach a new peg as the top plate of the mount is a funny cast alloy, I think the new peg would likely get knocked off very easily.

If this is the only solution I wonder if it would be easier to just hack the peg off yourself, and then add something which introduces a bit of friction between the tripod and the mount head and just rotate the mount head by hand to polar align before subsequently fully tightening the central bolt.

Or maybe if you know someone who can engineer a new too plate for the tripod which has a new peg, and that new top plate could just slip on to the old one; but it would need to be reasonably thin to ensure the central bolt had enough thread to screw into the mount head.

Good luck.

James

[Nova2000]

1 hour ago, jambouk said:

Is the idea so you then have two legs under the new peg which you can have lower than the one leg the other side?

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yes it is for that. i was thinking of a pier extension but it would get the scope very high and make it more vulnerable to wind.

[jambouk]

I use an extension tube and it's fine. If it's very windy you won't be doing astronomy anyway.

[Nova2000]

1 hour ago, jambouk said:

I use an extension tube and it's fine. If it's very windy you won't be doing astronomy anyway.

Can you post a image of you setup if you don't mind?

Rajesh 

[jambouk]

Yes

 

[jambouk]

No idea why I've also posted a picture of Birmingham University, or my set up twice - sorry.

[Stu]

7 minutes ago, jambouk said:

No idea why I've also posted a picture of Birmingham University, or my set up twice - sorry.

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