Astro-Physics 16" Versatile Dovetail Plate for D-Style Dovetail Saddle Plates (SBD16)

Astro-Physics 16" Versatile Dovetail Plate for D-Style Dovetail Saddle Plates (SBD16)

This Astro-Physics 16" Versatile Dovetail Plate is exceptionally strong, providing a rigid structure to your heaviest payloads. It can be used with our DOVEDV10 and the DOVELM162 saddle plates . It can also be used with many other Losmandy D-style Saddle Plates.

Consider the SBD16 for the following configurations:

• Astro-Physics mounting rings with 2.362" (60 mm) or 4.5" hole spacing. Note: The 3.2" hole spacing of Astro-Physics rings requires using the SBDAPB AP Riser Blocks with this plate.
• TeleVue, AstroTech, Stellarvue, TMB, ASA rings (confirm your ring spacing with diagram)
• Parallax rings with 37 mm hole spacing
• Losmandy Adapter Blocks or AP Riser Blocks (SBDAPB) using 3.5" hole spacing
• Takahashi clamshells and ring sets
• Optional blocks (SBDTB) are available for the largest Takahashi scopes: Mewlon, BRC, FRC
• Optional blocks (SBDAPB) are available if you wish to raise your AP rings in order to incorporate "floating" rings for a guidescope

Specifications

• Dimensions: 16" x 5" x 1" (40.6 cm x 12.7 cm x 2.5 cm) with 3" (7.6 cm) dovetail
• Weight: 4.2 lb. (1.9 kg)

The plate is ribbed on one side to reduce weight.

Important: Due to the 5" width of the SBD16 Versatile Dovetail Plate, its use with the pre-March 2007 design of the 16" Dovetail Saddle Plate (DOVELM16x) will require a minor modification of the locking clamp assemblies to ensure that the plate seats and locks properly.