Virgo man Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hi guys have a chance of buying rcx 400 12 inch but am concerned about the weight off the telescope ive heard its 98 pounds and 121 pounds its a hell off a weight to move around does anyoneknow extract weight off this scope cheers rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mc c Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 The optical tube and base wiegh 134 lbs and the tripod wieghs 66lbs....i owned an lx 200 12" and that ota and base wieghed 84 lbs and that was quite a lift,but doable with great care,i had it mounted on the rcx tripod which was a monster also assembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I have a 14 inch LX200. I do not, I absolutely do not, move it around!!! Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo man Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Cheers paul thats to much for one guy for backdoor astronomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo man Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, ollypenrice said: I have a 14 inch LX200. I do not, I absolutely do not, move it around!!! Olly Cheers olly looks like i will go for lighter scope its to much weight for me to move about thanks rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I have a 12" RCX 400. It is a beast and it mostly lives on a pier in my observatory. I highly recommend installing a set of Peterson Get-A-Grip Ergonomic Handles on both sides of the fork arms - it makes a huge difference compared to the tiny hard edged handles it comes with. The 12" RCX is a fantastic scope optically and if you do wind up getting it I can make some recommendations on how to deal with the sometimes fiddly electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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