Hi Cuiv, you're certainly not crazy. My initial test backs up everything you said, and i bought this mount based on your Video, so many thanks for that. I have to say i was extremely surprised when i regularly saw the mount dropping below 0.30" and was averaging about 0.35. I never dreamt that i would see that level of performance from this type of mount under Bortle 7-8 skies. I'm going to test it with a heavier load this weekend and try my 10" quattro - Will be interesting to see how it handles it, and if i can get it down to 0.6" with a heavy load i will be super happy.

please post a video after testing it with the heavier load. i’m planning to buy the mount and use it with my RC 10

your review kinda convinced me to buy the mount lol

Should get clear sky on Monday so hope to test it with 18kg 10” Newt

I can only tell you from my testing with the little 72mm refractor it was amazing. Potentially clear sky on Monday so hope to test the Quattro

I think there are a few UK sellers now. AltairAstro, Widescreen, DarkClearSkies. I got mind from AltairAstro.

I've only had 2x1h sessions where i was testing different scopes and tweaking settings bit, so not a lot to share at the moment. Once i get a full night of imaging as upload the logs and post a link to them

Yeah it's not cheap but with my small refractor getting down as low as 0.27" certainly made me feel like it was money well spent

@@astrotube3967 look forward to more videos ty for this one

If they make a bigger mount in the future they might just call it that for fun.

Hi, The polar alignment is fine, it's pretty much on par with most other mass produced mounts. There is always a bit of slop in the Altitude adjustment but it nothing too bad. I've managed to get my PA down as low as 5" arc-seconds. So i dont think you can really ask much more than that.

Due to bad weather I’ve only had 1 outing with the mount so still too early to say conclusively bit it was a very good first run. The meridian flip issues has been fixed by latest firmware and works fine. I have tested it a few times. OnStep has a few odd little quirks but nothing to worry about. I’m planned for clear sky tonight so hoping to test with a big heavy load - my 10” Quattro weighing 18kg

@@astrotube3967 Thanks Buddy for a prompt reply. Please keep the follow up tutorials coming, they are of great help to me and others

I’m hoping for a clear night tonight to see how well the WD-20 handles a long heavy scope. So if it is clear tonight I’ll hopefully post the results tomorrow

@@astrotube3967 good skills, do you know what the Periodic Error figures are for this mount?

@@julianmatthews3262 Honestly not sure but i think it's pretty high around the 20-30 mark, but it's almost irrelevant as the servo motors respond quickly when coupled with the motor encoders.

Yes unfortunately it's an expensive hobby and these mounts are relatively new design concepts so you pay a premium for the convenience of it being very portable and having zero backlash.

@@astrotube3967 the componentry is less complex than a GEm mount so...... just because it is new and with all the new players on the market doesn't mean they need to be overpriced and they ARE over priced.