Esprit 80 - Weight Limit?

[Midnight_lightning]

I run a Sky Watcher Esprit 80/400 APO with SX Mini FW (17oz) and SX814 CCD camera (14oz) with SharpSky focusser. Total weight on focusser draw tube is 31oz or nearly 2lb.

I want to upgrade to the larger SX USB/OAG seven position FW (28oz) but this will take the total weight to 42oz (2lb 10oz)

 

Two questions.

 Will the Esprit handle that much weight on the focusser draw tube?

 Will the SharpSky auto-focusser be able to hold the weight without slipping?

 

If anyone has experience of using an Esprit 80 with heavy FW/Camera I would be interested to know how much weight you have and how you get on with it.

Cheers

Jon

[Jkulin]

I use a Moravian G2-8300, a Moravian 7 position 2" FW, OAG+Lodestar X2, Lakeside focuser, so I don't see any reason why the focuser won't cope.

Edited September 28, 2019 by Jkulin

[Midnight_lightning]

Great thanks.