iOptron HAE43 Harmonic Drive Mount
Introducing the new family of iOptron mounts with harmonic motion in both axes with both equatorial and altazimuth use, AZ/EQ HAE43 and HAE43EC!
These small, lightweight intermediate-duty titans will give amateur astronomers a completely different astronomical experience!
Imagine a mount weighing only 5.5kg with a load of 20kg, without the need for bulky counterweights and brackets!
Using iOptron's decades of experience in creating precision mounts, the HAE43 brings this vision to reality!
Utilizing precision harmonic motion gearing on both the RA and DEC axes, the HAE43 has an unmatched weight to load capacity ratio, in fact it holds 3.63 times its weight!
Ioptron is slowly abandoning the use of cast aluminum for its frames, the HAE43 is in fact made entirely of steel and black anodized CNC machined aluminum ... durable materials for a unique frame of its kind!
The HAE43 also has two important features: in the event of a power failure, an electronic clutch comes in handy which blocks the axis in RA and DEC even if very unbalanced, in this way there is no risk that the mount can move from alone and crash somewhere! Furthermore, the computer automatically keeps the previous alignment in memory, therefore, when the power returns, the mount knows exactly where it is pointed, starts tracking in AR and does not need to redo any alignment procedure!
Always present the iPolar polar scope, for easy and precise alignment to the pole via computer!
Mount accepts (optional) Literock 1.75" tripods (same as CEM40/GEM45) and new iOptron carbon tripod
If you add the optional 4.5kg counterweight bar, the HAE43 will hold a load of up to 25kg! In this case we recommend the LiteRock 1.75" tripod
The HAE43 mount can be controlled from a PC, either via ASCOM/Commander for a Windows PC or with third-party INDI drivers on MacOS systems: with a smartphone/tablet thanks to the Commander Lite application or via SkySafari and the like: or with a Raspberry Pi through INDI drivers
Characteristics:
- Advanced harmonic motion technology in both axes
- Load capacity of 20 kg (44 lbs) and a head weight of only 5.5kg (12 lbs including clamp)
- Head made of anodized CNC aluminum
- Electronic clutch that locks the mount during a scheduled, or unscheduled, power outage
- Gear rotation period of 270 seconds
- Go2Nova® computer with database of 212,000 objects
- iPolar Electronic Polar Scope for precise and easy polar alignment
- Fully internal wiring system
- Sturdy clamp with losmandy and vixen double attachment
- Automatic search for ZERO position
- Memory of position and alignment of the mount when it is switched off
- Integrated ST4 port
- Integrated Wifi (via pushbutton panel)
- USB port for upgrade and mount control
- Max go-to 4.5° per second
- Rigid suitcase