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Home Mounts & Tripods Mount Accessories Altair TMS Heavy Duty Universal Dovetail Plate
The USP is a heavy duty saddle plate which is designed to replace the factory clamps on equatorial mounts with a more rigid and precise alternative for imaging or visual use with heavier telescopes. It's not only easier to use, it's also safer and stronger than the factory clamps you get with your mount. The Altair USP is compatible with both the Vixen/Synta-format telescope mounting bars, or the Losmandy-format wider mounting plates. This all-in-one design means you don't have to change clamps for different telescopes, making your mount more compatible. A great solution to make Takahashi mounts accept standard dovetails in Vixen or Losamady sizes - two M8 holes with 35mm centres are fully compatible with Takahashi mount tops.
The USP is a heavy duty saddle plate which is designed to replace the factory clamps on equatorial mounts with a more rigid and precise alternative for imaging or visual use with heavier telescopes. It's not only easier to use, it's also safer and stronger than the factory clamps you get with your mount. The Altair USP is compatible with both the Vixen/Synta-format telescope mounting bars, or the Losmandy-format wider mounting plates. This all-in-one design means you don't have to change clamps for different telescopes, making your mount more compatible. This is the black anodized version of the Altair USP, and it goes very well with any colour of mounting hardware, including silver and blue.Altair Heavy Duty USP Features: Compatible with Losmandy-wide-format dovetail plates, and Vixen-narrow-format doevtail bars. Very precisely machined. Safe and easy "tip in" saddle lets you place your telescope quickly and easily from the side, while tightening up the clamps with your other hand. This avoids that awkward struggle in the dark, while you try to hold onto a damp slippery telescope, while carefully lining up a saddle plate which will only slide in from the very end. This design feature is now much-copied and is based on feedback and requests from several customers who have nearly dropped their telescopes! Chamfered and rounded edges make it even easier to get a heavy telescope placed securely, before tightening the clamps with your other hand. Heavy duty hard anodised star knobs, custom-machined for a positive grip with or without gloves. The clamp has machined guides for a positive lock. No sharp edges or poor machining. The heavy duty spring loaded Stainless Steel M8 threads do not corrode. The Altair USP also has a pair of standard M8 "Takahashi" style holes on the base with 35mm separation, enabling the Universal Saddle Plate to be mounted on the William Optics Easytouch, AYO and numerous other mounts, including Takahashi - with the appropriate Takahashi adapter puck.
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