Is it possible to adapt the PE200 to my Celestron Heavy Duty CPC 1100 Tripod

reifheck

Hi,
I just purchased the following:

ZWO AM5 Mount
ZWO PE200 Pier Extension for AM5 Mount

I currently have the Celestron Heavy Duty CPC 1100 Tripod and plan to mount the AM5 to it. I know you guys are getting tired of having to come up with different adapters. Is it possible to get an adapter for my tripod? It is very stable and I am mounting my Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25" SCT to the AM5. Or do I need to make a modification myself?

Thank you,
Reif Heck

ASIMount@ZWO

So far we cannot get the flange data of this tripod from Celestron officially.
If the central screw is 3/8", it should mount the AM5.

reifheck

Thanks.
I actually got the PE200 mounted using the original rod and lock nut.

javierflores

reifheck Hello today i bought this pier for mi am5 and i try to put in my cgem tripod but i dont like a lot of the configuration, a lot of adapters. So i have a 11 cpc tripod and i wanted ask you, how you did to put this pier in your tripod? My tripod as a central pin to put the mount of cpc, did you removed this?
Thank you.

reifheck

javierflores
Hi.
I performed the following steps:

Removed the tray
Using a screwdriver (phillips head) that fit in the hole in the center rod, I was able to unscrew the center rod from the mounting plate.
I then removed the lock nut from the rod
Again using the phillips head screwdriver, I screwed the rod as far as it would go up into the mounting plate.
I then placed the PE200 over the screw head of the rod and screwed the lock nut down on the screw head of the rod.
Using the phillips head screwdriver in the hole in the rod and a crescent wrench, I tightened the lock nut as much as I could.
I then put the tray back on and screwed the plastic knob (without the washer) back on tightened it.

The PE200 does not rotate at all.

Hope this helps.

Reif

javierflores

reifheck hello, thank you for explain your solution i will try tomorrow with this tripod and i think i will change the bolt of my cgem tripod to 3/8 insted of 12mm but in this moment is very hard to remove from the tripod.

Thank you again.

reifheck

javierflores
Right.
It is pretty tight which is why I used the screwdriver in the hole in the rod. Do you see the hole in the rod? Once you have it unscrewed, the lock nut comes off rather easily.

Reif