Description
The MyT Adapters were designed to allow the mount to be used with a variety of tripods.
All adapters are CNC machined from 6061 aluminum and are black anodized for a long lasting durable finish.
Paramount MyT Tripod Adapter
$120.00 – $150.00
Additional information
| Weight | 3.5 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Tripod Type | MyT Adapter for Meade Giant Field Tripod, MyT Adapter for Losmandy G11 Tripod, MyT Adapter for Universal Applications, MyT Adapter for Celestron CGE |
Leroy (verified owner) –
exactly what I needed, already in use
rex (verified owner) –
As advertised great fit and finish worth the money.
Ron (verified owner) –
The universal plate is supposed to have a 12mm central hole for the ‘standard’ EQ-6 tripod center bolt. But I found the bolt starts but won’t go through. Probably because the hole is tapped with the wrong thread pitch. Not worth spending more time and money to send it back, or buy special tap for. I’ll probably just have to drill it out.
Mark Pogorzelski (store manager) –
Ron, totally my fault on that centered tapped hole. The original MyT adapter was intended for the Meade field tripod so the threads were tapped for that thread pitch. What I found is that the M12 tap used on the SkyWatcher style tripods will work if you just run a tap through the hole. The two threads are almost identical except for a small amount of material that will be removed. If you want to purchase the M12 tap I will reimburse you for it. LMK and sorry for the inconvenience.
Ron (store manager) –
From Ron (verified customer)
Thanks for your followup message. When digging in my drawer of taps and saw blades I actually found a 12mm 1.75 tap that I’d forgotten I had and hadn’t even opened. So I ran the tap through and as you noted, found it did cut some metal. I have been working on placing-drilling 3 other holes for mounting to my pier. I may end up drilling out the plate hole anyway since it is in the ‘middle’ and the threads make mating to the mount head threaded hole more difficult. I am adapting the plate to mount an Orion HDX110 / EQ8 head on a pipe pier.
You might be interested to know that if you added three small threaded holes in the right places the plate with 12mm center hole could be also sold for the HDX110- or Skywatcher EQ8 mount. Orion doesn’t sell anything (other than the tripod model) to mount it on a pier and from what I could find Skywatcher dealers in the US don’t carry adapter plates made in Europe for the Skywatcher version.
I tried ordering an EQ-8 adapter plate from Altair Astro in England, but they really screwed up the order or DHL lost it and I never got it, losing much time in the process. They seem really unreliable. Adapting the ADM plate is ‘plan B’ and far less expensive than another US aftermarket maker of mount pier adapters charges. There is an EQ-8/HDX110 base diagram with dimensions PDF drawing on the Orion website I think.
Ron
Mark Pogorzelski (store manager) –
That is great news. I would like to see a photo if you have time. If you come across that link please pass that along too. In the meantime I will add a note to your comment that ADM is working on a solution for a new product that will work with 12mm threaded mounts like the SkyWatcher and Orion mounts. A entirely new adapter will be designed to work with the EQ-8n and HDX110. Thank you.