EQ/AZ Harmonic Drive Sky-Watcher Wave 150i mount with large load
capacity for traveling astrophotographers. With a weight of around just
6kg, the Sky-Watcher Wave 150i mount is equipped with a transmission
with harmonic reducer, ideal for supporting even heavy tubes without the
need for counterweights.
With the new Sky-Watcher Wave 150i
mount, the new frontier of long exposure astrophotography is finally
within everyone's reach. The particular construction scheme of the
harmonic motion reducers present in the Sky-Watcher Wave mounts allows
maintaining high compactness and, at the same time, achieving a high
load capacity even without counterweights: without a counterweight it is
possible to use the Sky-Watcher mount Wave with optical tubes weighing
up to 15Kg. In case of use with counterweights, the load capacity
increases to approximately 25kg.
The harmonic drive motors
from AR and DEC guarantee, in addition to a high payload, also smooth
and backlash-free operation. The reduction on the AR and DEC axes is
300:1.
Minimalist design with attention to detail and with body made of AL6061 aluminum alloy worked with CNC technique.
Wired
connectivity thanks to the USB-B port, the RJ45 socket for connecting
the Sky-Watcher SynScan control panel, as well as the autoguiding system
with RJ12 port. Also equipped with a SNAP connector for connecting
cameras directly to the mount.
The additional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
features guarantee stable and easy-to-configure connectivity with almost
all commercially available hardware and software devices, especially
with the Sky-Watcher SynScan PRO app for iOS and Android devices.
The
Sky-Watcher Wave mount requires only 12V for regular operation, with a
consumption during the tracking phase of approximately 0.4A and up to 2A
during the GOTO phases.
The connection of the optical tubes is possible with both Losmandy CGE and Vixen CG5 type dovetail bars.
The
rich functions of the mount are completed by the complete locking of
the RA axis to facilitate the assembly of the counterweights safely and
easily, intelligent wiring management, setting of the RA and DEC limits
and also the setting of the HOME position. The mount is also equipped
with red LED lighting for the spirit level and the latitude indicator to
facilitate viewing even in the dark.
The mount works with Optional Carbon tripod, extendable legs and counterweight kit.The
Sky-Watcher 150i is modeled upon strain wave design, commonly referred
to as harmonic. These type of mount mechanics come packed with a number
of advantages for astrophotography, including very accurate precision
tracking which is pertinent for longer exposure imaging, low backlash
and smooth motion for stable tracking, compact designs for easier
transport and a relatively high payload to weight ratio to accomodate a
much wider range of equipment.
The
Wave 150i has a transmission ratio of 300:1, which represents a
relatively high level of tracking and slewing accuracy since motor
torque and rotation is divided into smaller increments, lessening any
impact of jolts between rotations that could be apparent the longer
exposures become. The maximum slew rate of the 150i is 2400x (10° per
second).
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