Planewave Europe

L-350 Direct Drive Mount

L-Series Direct Drive Mounts

The L-Series combines versatility, simplicity and affordability by combining all the technology of our Observatory class telescopes into a compact stand-alone mount.

L-350 is designed for the CDK14 and CDK 12,5 can hold payload of over 100 lbs.
L-500 is designed for the CDK17 and CDK20 and can hold payload of over 200 lbs.
L-600 is ideal for the CDK24 and can hold up to 300 lbs.

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

Specifications

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 120 VAC. Supplied with 12VDC 15A Regulated Power Adapter

Manufacturer

Planewave

SKU

1321102