Trident GTS - 50% Deposit - Preorder Special Offer - Free Shipping - Delivery Before 31st January

Building on the success of the Trident GTR and Trident P75 we're proud to announce the imminent release of the Trident GTS. This listing is a 50% deposit. The mount will be delivered within 3 months, balance due before shipping. Free crating & shipping. 

The Trident GTS, like the original, is optimised for remote imaging. Thanks to Direct Friction Drive technology it delivers world class performance without needing expensive encoders, precision optical homing assures safe positioning after a power loss. There is no mount that even comes close to this payload or performance in this price class.

'Never stop evolving' is our motto and it certainly shows with the Trident GTS. - 

• Larger motors with 60% more torque
• Optimised design for the heavier end of the payload range
• Optimised design for even easier maintenance, particularly for remote site owners who may have multiple GTS' on site
• Simplified setup two-stage setup procedure
  • Quick start (0.3"-0.5" RMS guiding, out of the box)
  • 9 point alignment model (0.15"-0.3" RMS guiding)
• New Manticore v1.10.1 controller
• Improved heavy-duty polar alignment system
• Improved internal cabling that allows the mount to be split to individual axes
• Improved saddle, dual Losmandy/Vixen fittings & triple no-mark brass clamps
• Precision digital optical homing & PEC
• A robust remote system with electronic and software overtravel sensing, both persist in event of a power failure
• Buffered hard travel limits help to prevent damaging the mount axes in event of an accident
• Improved full metal parking/loading/transport brakes
• Delivered with complete toolkit including a digital torque wrench
  

These features are additional to the existing GTR specifications - 

• 75 kg photographic payload*
  
• 30 kg mount head weight, includes 1x 10 kg stainless steel counterweight
• Direct friction drive, no reduction rollers, yields a textbook sinewave for periodic error
• Slow and gentle 16 minute periodic error easily handled by PEC sensor
• Ceramic-metal hybrid drive
• USB/WiFi/Ethernet connectivity
• Officially supported open source OnStepX control system
• JTW Manticore controller
• Optional sensor array for correction of dual axis tracking according to ambient conditions, GPS position and precision PPS time
• Hardware precision optical homing
• Magnetic failsafe brake 
  
• Preloaded precision roller bearing
• Sealed for life, maintenance free design
• 0.12" Resolution
• 10° per second maximum slewing speed by default. Unlockable to 20° per second
  
• On-the-fly changes to microstepping for fast slewing or fine tracking
• Missed step detection - advanced electronics use the motors own coils as a pseudo-encoder
• StealthChop™ silent running, no more stepper motor chirping
• 0° to 90° Latitude range
• ±5.0 Degrees of Azimuth adjustment for polar alignment
• Aerospace aluminium and stainless steel construction
• Sustainable metallic, textured powder coated finish
• ASCOM and INDI drivers
• Mobile app turns any mobile device into a smart hand pad
  
• Optional deluxe wireless hand pad 

You can own this fantastic piece of engineering for only 6995,00 euros (includes 21% Dutch VAT). Preorder today for 3495,00 euros and receive free shipping. This is approximately equivalent to a 10% discount on the GTS purchase price. The mount will be delivered within 3 months with the balance due before shipping. 

*Maximum payload depends on more than just the total mass on the telescope, please contact us for advice if you are unsure.