PlaneWave L-350 Direct Drive mount
PlaneWave L-350 Direct Drive mount
PlaneWave L-350 Direct Drive mount
The mount is equipped with direct drives motors as well as high-resolution encorders. The software is ASCOM compatible and the direct drive motors can move the telescope at incredible speeds for tracking satellites.
In its Alt/Az configuration it is considerably more compact than its equatorial counterpart, allowing a larger telescope to fit in a smaller enclosure. The mass it takes to make a rigid alt/az mount is substantially less, leading to cost savings. Unlike German Equatorial mounts, there are no meridian flips to deal with, and no large protruding counterweights to create a dangerous hazard in a public observatory. Alt/Az is more intuitive to use and no polar alignment is needed.
New Alt-Az L-Serie Direct Drive Mounts by PlaneWave for CDK14.
L-350 can hold payload of over 45 kg (100 lbs), for CDK14.
Zero Backlash, Zero Periodic Error.
With integrated high resolution encoders.
Incredible slew speed up to 50 degrees per second.
Through the mount cabling.
Requires a crating #1323506. The crating will be charged extra.
- Mount: Alt-Az or Equatorial configuration
- Payload Capacity (kg): 100 lbs (45 kg)
- Weight (kg): 110 lbs (50 kg)
- Latitude Range: 0 to 90 degrees, Northern and Southern hemisphere
- Slew Speeds: 20 degrees per second (standard); 50 degrees per second (maximum), both axes
- Tracking accuracy: < .3 arcsecond error over 5 minute period
- Pointing Precision: 2 arcseconds
- All-sky pointing accuracy: <10 arcsecond RMS with PointXP Model (L-500)
- System Natural Frequency: 10 Hz or greater
- Control system electronics: PlaneWave Interface dual axis telescope control
- Software: PlaneWave Interface (PWI4). Incorporates PointXP mount modeling software by Dave Rowe All ASCOM compatible
- Homing Sensors: Home position sensors are included allowing the mount can find its home position on power up
- Motor: Azimuth and Altitude: Direct Drive 3 Phase Axial-Flux Torque Motors
- Motor Torque: Approximately 20 ft-lbs continuous; 50 ft-lbs peak
- Motor Control: Industrial grade brushless motor control system and built in electronics
- Encoder: 152mm disk built into the azimuth and altitude axes with stainless steel encoder on the circumference with reader yields 18,880,000 counts per revolution of the telescope. This translates to about 0.069 arcsecond resolution
- Power Requirements: Accepts 240 VAC. Supplied with 12VDC 15A Regulated Power Adapter
| Product Status | New |
|---|---|
| Package width | 63.5 cm |
| Package height | 121.92 cm |
| Package depth | 76.2 cm |
| No. of parcels | 1 |