I actually tried to mount the HH2 onto the Bogen 3036 tripod but find the mating between the tripod and mount not very stable for a heavy scope like the 8" Meade RC. Note that my 8" RC has losmandy plate top and bottom, so it is kind of heavy.
Anyway here are the pictures:
Comment : An extremely stable setup. If Skynet (from Terminator movies) were to make a mount, it will probably look like the HH2.
Comment : I got the Oberwerk Wooden tripod instead and this tripod is really stable. The wood is really beautiful to look at, the photos can't do it justice. A steal at US$75!!
Comment : From the front of the scope. Here you can see the azimuth encoder
Comment : Here you can see more in detail on the azimuth encoder, the bubble level and the azimuth slow-motion knob behind. Notice the very neat cable routing.
Comment : Above you can see the azimuth knob and the azimuth brake at the side. I rarely use that brake. However, the motion of the knob is so darn butter smooth.
Comment : Now the above is interesting. You can see the azimuth bearing being rub against the "pin" from the azimuth knob. You can also see below the mount, there are 3 nylon screws which act as a stopper and stop the mount from rubbing the top of the tripod. This prevent marring. The HH2 is being threaded on top pf the tripod through a 3/8" bolt.
Comment : The above is a view when the sky commander in the fold back position. Notice the neat cable routing again from the sky commander to the altitude encoder. You can also see the altitude knob and the altitude caliper brake
Comment : In the above, you can see now how the altitude knob rub against the altitude bearing. Behind is the caliper disc brake which you can use if you want to maintain balance when you change eyepieces
Comment : The above is a close-up of the dovetail attachment. Notice the scale marking on the dovetail plate so that you can always put back your scope in the same balancing point.
The Half Hitch mount requires two kind of balancing. First is the aft-front balancing which everybody is familiar especially for those who uses Giro mounts before. The 2nd balancing is a little more cumbersome....and it's the up-down balancing. You point the scope to zenith and you let go. If the scope moves, then you need to move the clamping jaw either vertically higher or lower. Do this until the scope maintain balance when pointing at zenith. You only have to do this once. Once this is done, then proceed with the aft-front balancing which is easy to do.
Once everything is balance, the movement is like a dream. You won't believe how smooth this is. The knob moves the scope without any jerk or backlash. The only problem is that it is very sensitive to balance and there is no clutch or tension knob for you to compensate. So if the weight range of your eyepieces is very wide, you will need to purchase the balance trimmer from Half Hitch. That would probably solve some balancing issues when you change from super light eyepieces to super heavy ones. I find that if your eyepieces have a difference of more then 100 grammes in weight, you will need that balance trimmer.
Once the balancing is sorted out, the HH2 mount will leave every GIRO mount out there looking obsolete. I have been using all kind of GIRO mount before...most of them are good and smooth but none is as smooth as the HH2. The best advantage is the slow motion knob.....you will appreciate this knob when tracking an object say at 200x. I did this with Jupiter and it is effortless!!! No more second guessing on how much should I push and face issues like jerking and stuff.
Great mount and wonderful service from Charles of HH.
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