10Micron GM 3000 HPS Mount
The 10MICRON HPS mounts are fast and among the most accurate mounts on the market but are smaller in size than their QCI predecessors and designed with portability in mind. The 10MICRON HPS mounts feature accuracy equivalent to that of direct-drive mounts because they integrate a high-precision encoder system in their axes.
The new 10MICRON GM 3000 HPS mount has a load capacity of up to 100 kg. It includes high-resolution encoders, motors, controller and counterweight bar.
The 10MICRON 3000 HPS mount model has a speed that allows satellite tracking with a displacement of 12 degrees/second. Its average positioning accuracy is less than 20" and it has a tracking accuracy of 1"/15 minutes (peak-to-peak). With the tests performed by our technicians at Telescopiomania, the 10MICRON 3000 HPS mount has a behavior in which it never loses position even if the axes are moved by hand, thanks to its encoder system. It is remarkable that even if the power supply is lost, once it is recovered, a new alignment is not necessary.
PC control
Remote control via RS-232, Ethernet; proprietary ASCOM 10MICRON protocol, LX200 compatible protocol; firmware update and orbital elements of comets, asteroids and artificial satellites via RS-232 or Ethernet; PC virtual keyboard control panel via RS-232 or Ethernet. Optional: integrated Wi-Fi module for connection to smartphones, iPads and tablets.
Firmware features
User-definedfirmwaremounts parking positions, 2stars and 3stars alignment function, up to 100 alignment stars for modeling, correction of polar alignment and orthogonality errors, estimation of average pointing error, storage of multiple pointing models, sidereal, solar and lunar tracking speed adjustable on both axes, autoguiding speed correction based on declination, adjustable horizon height limit, pointing and meridian tracking past, electronic assisted balance adjustment, manual, automatic or GPS-based time and coordinate adjustment, dome control via RS-232, configurable atmospheric refraction, network configuration, comet and asteroid filter, multi-language interface. Remote assist via internet connection.
Technical specifications:
- Weight 60 kg (head only without accessories)
- Payload capacity: 100 kg
- Latitude range 20° - 70°
- Fine azimuth adjustment range: +/- 10°
- Axis Counterweight: 50 mm diameter, stainless steel, weight 8 kg - 18 lbs
- Shafts: AR 80mm / DEC diameter 50 mm, alloy steel
- Bearings: Pre-loaded tapered roller bearings
- Crowns: AR 315 teeth, 244 mm diameter, B14 bronze DEC 250 teeth, 192 mm diameter, B14 bronze
- Bisinfines: 32 mm / 24 mm diameter, alloy steel hardened, ground and lapped
- Motors: 2-axis AC brushless servo
- Power supply: 24 V DC
- Power Consumption: ~ 1 A while tracking ~ 3 A at maximum speed ~ 5 peak
- Goto speed: Adjustable from 2°/s to 12°/s
- Drive system: Slackless system with timing belt and automatic slack recovery
- Accuracy
- Average tracking accuracy: ~1" typical for 15 minutes ~ 0.6" RMS with 25 star mappings internal software and compensation for system deflections and polar alignment errors
- Safety stop: +/- 30° past meridian on RA (software) +/- 45° past meridian on RA (mechanical)
- Communication ports: RS-232 port; GPS port; ST-4 autoguidance standard port; 10/100 Ethernet port
- Database: Stars: by common names, Bayer designation, Flamsteed designation, Bright Star Catalogue, SAO, HIP, HD, PPM, ADS, GCVS. Deep sky: M, NGC, IC, PGC, UGC limited up to mV = 16 solar system: Sun, Moon, planets, asteroids, comets, artificial satellites. Equatorial and altazimuthal coordinates. User defined objects. Fast slewing positions recall for frequent or useful focusing operation.
Mount 10Micron GM 3000 HPS
