L-500 Direct Drive Mount

L-Series Direct Drive Mounts

Alt-Az / Equatorial Direct Drive Mount

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 CDK17/20
• L-500 can hold payload of over 200 lbs, for CDK17 / 20
• 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 #1323505. The crating will be charged extra
• L-500 Mount on Equatorial Wedge: requires external sliding weight accessory, including 1x each 2lbs, 5lbs and 10lbs weight #1321353