This type of mounting has been designed and fabicated for telescopes around the 500mm. diam. size.
Type German Equatorial
RA Axes Diameter 80mm. with precision closed bearings.
Dec Axes diameter: 60mm.
Ra wormwheel diam.400mm.bronz with stainless steel worm in preloaded bearinghouse
Adjustable slipclutches on both axes
Tracking precision: < 1 arc sec.
pointing precision: < 10 arc sec.
Periodic error correction system
Motors: microstep or DC servodrive with encoders
Pier custom made.
Fasteners stainless steel.
