I received this when I purchased my 12" LX200 - but nothing I have fits this.
The head is 8" across. It has 6 holes which are way off the normal pattern of Meade's standard and giant field tripod.
The Ultra-Wedge and Peterson mount assistant won't fit it. The hole pattern on those are about 1/2" off center from the heads drilled hole pattern (the one on the tripod head are out further toward the edge).
The main outer legs are 3" OD with 2" OD inner legs.
The legs measure from foot to top of the mounting where it bolts into the head is 47 inches.
The leg tubes by them selves without the cast mounts on them are 35 inches.
Standing up folded it's just over 50 inches tall.
WHAT TRIPOD IS THIS?
The guy who sold it with the scope said "it's the standard one that ships with the 12". It's obviously not, I had a 12" 11 years ago and that tripod was much smaller.
It dwarfs the "standard field tripod" that ships with the 8" LX200.
I'm not worried about the height. I am replacing the factory legs with 0.250" 6061-T6 aluminum so I can make it any size I want. What I am worried about is finding something that will allow me to mount things to it. Will accept just the drive base, but other things that use the screw pattern around the tripod won't work.
Any ideas which one this is?
Thanks,
Phil
The head is 8" across. It has 6 holes which are way off the normal pattern of Meade's standard and giant field tripod.
The Ultra-Wedge and Peterson mount assistant won't fit it. The hole pattern on those are about 1/2" off center from the heads drilled hole pattern (the one on the tripod head are out further toward the edge).
The main outer legs are 3" OD with 2" OD inner legs.
The legs measure from foot to top of the mounting where it bolts into the head is 47 inches.
The leg tubes by them selves without the cast mounts on them are 35 inches.
Standing up folded it's just over 50 inches tall.
WHAT TRIPOD IS THIS?
The guy who sold it with the scope said "it's the standard one that ships with the 12". It's obviously not, I had a 12" 11 years ago and that tripod was much smaller.
It dwarfs the "standard field tripod" that ships with the 8" LX200.
I'm not worried about the height. I am replacing the factory legs with 0.250" 6061-T6 aluminum so I can make it any size I want. What I am worried about is finding something that will allow me to mount things to it. Will accept just the drive base, but other things that use the screw pattern around the tripod won't work.
Any ideas which one this is?
Thanks,
Phil
