tripod compatibility

[Snegovik]

Can i use tripod from celestron 80gtl for mount head of nexstar slt?

[Cosmic Geoff]

No idea. Which items do you have? I can measure up the SLT bowl so you can compare it with the 80GTL bowl.

What are you trying to achieve? If the 80GTL mount is built for a lighter scope than the SLT mount,  mounting a scope like a 127mm Mak (the heaviest recommended for the SLT mount and tripod) will not go well.

 

[Snegovik]

35 minutes ago, Cosmic Geoff said:

No idea. Which items do you have? I can measure up the SLT bowl so you can compare it with the 80GTL bowl.

What are you trying to achieve? If the 80GTL mount is built for a lighter scope than the SLT mount,  mounting a scope like a 127mm Mak (the heaviest recommended for the SLT mount and tripod) will not go well.

 

Now I have a 80gtl, but not with me. And in my city there is a slt mount head for sale, but without a tripod. It would be nice if the head fit for gtl even if the tripod is built for a lighter scope than the slt.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Cosmic Geoff]

The SLT mount head sits in a bowl with an internal diameter of 125mm at the top.

Why do you want to fit the SLT mount to the 80GTL tripod?

[Snegovik]

34 minutes ago, Cosmic Geoff said:

The SLT mount head sits in a bowl with an internal diameter of 125mm at the top.

Why do you want to fit the SLT mount to the 80GTL tripod?

So that it would at least somehow work, because the head is without a tripod, and buying the tripod separately is a problem.

[Snegovik]

On 24/04/2023 at 17:15, Cosmic Geoff said:

The SLT mount head sits in a bowl with an internal diameter of 125mm at the top.

Why do you want to fit the SLT mount to the 80GTL tripod?

It's me again :). Do you have the same measurements or different? 

[Cosmic Geoff]

We could help you more if you gave more detail.

If  you are measuring the internal diameter of your bowl as 9.8cm. a SLT mount will not fit.