CG5 @ 1° N

enewmen · Post by **enewmen** » Thu May 05, 2011 6:54 am

Hi all.

I just got a new CG5 mount. Looks nice.
But I can't get the latitude down to 1° for use in Singapore.
After removing some parts, I got it down to 10°.
So, how do I get this all the way down?

Others use a CG5 here, so there must be a way.

thanks!

BTW, the counter balance weights don't hit the tripod legs, so at least this isn't a problem.

kimo · Post by **kimo** » Thu May 05, 2011 10:30 am

You will require Pier to get it 1' lat.

enewmen · Post by **enewmen** » Thu May 05, 2011 12:04 pm

A pier?

The plastic part of the controller (neat the on/off switch) is hitting the area near the Azimuth Alignment screws.
I don't see how a pier can help if the counter weight is NOT hitting the legs.

I think I'm missing something basic.

thanks!

orly_andico · Post by **orly_andico** » Thu May 05, 2011 12:25 pm

Maybe a picture would help.. I see so this is the CG-5 ASGT.

Worst case lengthen the leg opposite the counterweight to get it down to 1 Lat.

It seems I will have to do this as well on my CGEM (only goes to 15 Lat).

enewmen · Post by **enewmen** » Thu May 05, 2011 1:41 pm

The best I can get is 8°.
I think it's time to start cutting the controller plastic to get this down further.

It looks like I can squeeze a few more degs in if I remove the controller or cut the plastic.

Here are some photos:

Robin Lee · Post by **Robin Lee** » Thu May 05, 2011 6:03 pm

It seems like extending the height with a pier won't help since the problem is with the plastic blocking the way. Extending the tripod leg might be the best contemporary solution without breaking the plastic.

enewmen · Post by **enewmen** » Thu May 05, 2011 6:10 pm

This is a suggestion from Kimo:

I just need to get a half-pier, then change the angle to allow the mount to be used normally. The half-pier will also keep the counter-weights from banging the legs.

Robin Lee · Post by **Robin Lee** » Thu May 05, 2011 6:57 pm

Just one thing - careful considerations shall be given for the pier construction since I have heard from some of the users that quite often the pier became the most unstable section of the assembly, thus affecting the tracking capability and loading capacity.

MooEy · Post by **MooEy** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:57 pm

actually u can safely ignore the plastic cover. just watch out when u are slewing near to polaris

~MooEy~

kimo · Post by **kimo** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:16 am

Remember, slice of the metal part should be raised the mount south side.