2023年4月1日 · Page 1 of 2 - ZWO AM5 Review - posted in Mounts: This will be admittedly an early review of my ZWO AM5 Mount I purchased and received about a week ago. Ive used an EQ6-R Pro for the last 3 years and after I shorted the motherboard (replace en route), and considering I wanted a lightweight mount, I sprung for the AM5. Ive used a 5 refractor on my EQ6-R for the last year, an 8 SCT before that. I ...

2023年10月29日 · Zwo am3 vs am5? - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I have an 8” SCT evolution, Nikon camera, and a 70-200 zoom lens. I’ve taken some photos using the Nikon and 8” SCT. I’m happy with my photos so far, considering I forgot to take darks flats or biases. My main problem is the evolution mount takes up too much space. It fills half the trunk of the tiny car when camping with scouts ...

2022年9月25日 · Page 1 of 105 - ZWO AM5 Owners' Club - posted in Mounts: I have a NEW Mount!! I didn’t know whether to post this in the Beginners DSO forum or in the Mounts forum. I know that there is currently a more than 71-page topic on this mount commented by mostly experienced AP’ers, but I was looking for a place that fellow beginning AM5 owners can discuss the ins & outs of this product and what ...

2022年11月3日 · Hi Gary - I had a problem with the AM5 on/off switch when I first fired it up, the power would not stay on, I was using a 110v AC -12v DC adapter that worked fine before (zwo 5 amp power supply). Sent a video of the problem off to ZWO, and they asked if I was OK just replacing the power switch assembly, which comes with a plug and doesn't ...

2023年4月21日 · ZWO says the AM5 can handle 13kg without a counterweight, and 20kg with one. For the AM3 they say 8kg and 13kg. It is often said for standard GEMs that the rated capacity is an overstatement, that one should try to use only half of it for imaging, though you might do shaky visual closer to the limit.

2024年4月4日 · ZWO AM5 + ZWO PE200 pier extension + Avalon T-pod 90 (adapter?) - posted in Mounts: Im hoping someone might know the answer to my question. Ive read a few older threads on alternative tripods to ZWOs carbon fiber one. I came across a few examples where people were using the T-pods with the ZWO PE200 pier extension and the AM5. They claimed they had found a means to do so with a screw knob they ...

2023年7月19日 · Need Help with ZWO AM5 Counterweight Question - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Greetings, Ok so I know that the weight limits for the ZWO AM5 Mount are 28.66 lbs without counterweight, and 44.09 lbs with counterweight. My question is, when using a counterweight, how much counterweight do I need? For example, if Im using my RASA 8 telescope, which weighs in at just under 28lbs with all ...

2022年11月15日 · Has anyone tried the Celestron 93493 Heavy Duty CPC 1100 Tripod with a ZWO AM5. Amazon sells them but not sure about the connection between the Tripod mounting plate and the ZWO AM5. If not this tripod, I would appreciate anyone's comments that has used another tripod with the ZWO AM5. Thanks for your time. Edited by laguy, 17 November 2022 ...

2022年9月25日 · Page 104 of 105 - ZWO AM5 Owners' Club - posted in Mounts: when i get home today i will try disconnecting the cable from the HC and turn on the unit and see if any issue as right now when i power it up u dont hear the clutch noise or the beep, but soon as i remove the cable from the mount u hear the clutch noise. I like ur idea to remove the HC from the cable and see how it is when i turn it ...

2022年9月25日 · Page 98 of 105 - ZWO AM5 Owners' Club - posted in Mounts: I do not use any DC to AC only AC to DC or Battery and only Lithium Batteries and on my 200 Hr I use this to maintain the correct Voltage** I have two of them in use. As long a I have a 10 Amp Power the AM5 runs fine but I am still going to keep this one mount set to Heavy Mode so it can run overnight. It sounded, in your earlier post ...