APM Professional Telescope Mount - APM-GE 300

APM Professional Telescope Mount - APM-GE 300

Professional Mount with 880 lb Loading Capacity and SiTech Controller.
SKU : 11044
Price: 49900.00 € incl tax 19% (Germany)
Estimated delivery time : 2-5 months
Product description
APM Professional Mount APM-GE 300 with SiTech Controller

Our professional APM GE mountings starts at a point where at other manufacturers mounts the carrying capacity is too low. The APM-GE 300 our biggest mount has hollow shafts with a inner diameter of 90 mm and a outer diameter of 140 mm. So the mount has a very high photographic carrying capacity of 660 lb.

This mount has been developed for large Cassegrain telescopes and RC-Telescopes  from 24" aperture onwards but is also a perfect match for long and heavy refractors like our large APM-LZOS apo refractors.

The mount is equipped with high precision wormwheels with 350 mm diameter for a extrem precisely tracking.
Alternativ we can deliver the Mount, without extra cost as Direct-Drive-Mount !

Very interesting are the extrem smooth adjustable friction clutches, which you can easily handle with a small grip.

In the basic configuration you will get this mount with the SiTech controller for GoTo operation. This controller has various possiblities to control the mount.


Information and Technical Data for the APM-GE 300:
  • Hollow Shaft Diameter in RA and DE: 140 mm Outer Diameter / 90 mm Inner Diameter
  • Material: Steel
  • Main Drive: Bronce Wormwheels with 350 mm Diameter
  • Total Weight: 990 lb without Counterweights
  • Photographic Payload: 660 lb
  • Visual Payload: 880 lb
  • Periodic Error: +/- 3 Arc Seconds RMS


Delivery contains:
  • Equatorial Head incl. 3 Counterweights á 88 lb
  • Serviomotors with Gears
  • Sitech Force II Controller
  • Sitech Software
  • APM/Winges Electronic cabinet
  • Renishaw Absolute Encoder with read out Head Biss 32 BIT


Optional: Equatorial Pier for GE 300 with 1,5 m Hight - Price 4.590,00 €


Optional you can get this mount in a complete stainless steel version. The additional amount for this is 7.000,-€.

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Products specifications
Type of mount Parallactic GOTO mount
Telescope attachment Optional
Material wormwheel Bronze
Motors Stepper Motors
Weight equatorial head 990 lb without Counterweights
Payload max. (depending on using and demand) 880 lb
Tripod Equatorial Pier
Material Steel
Polar hight adjustment 0 - 90°
Periodic error +/- 3 Arc Seconds RMS
Counterweights 3 x 88 lb inclusive
Weight over all ca. 1255 lb
Diameter of Gear / Number of Tooth 350 mm
Hight 1112 mm
Length 1209.2 mm
Width 370 mm
Motor control Sideres Controller