A Customers Experience with ADM Accessories

Hi Anthony!  First I want to thank you for the phone call and the way you took care of my needs by sending me three sets of knobs in different sizes for me to try.  I am using the large 2” set and couldn’t be more pleased.  There is plenty clearance for my hands over the knobs when using my 9.25 OTA with both the CG5 rail and the D series CGE rail, which I now have installed.  I just need to try it with my Orion 10” newtonian using the narrow cg5 rail that is installed on that tube because it will sit lower in the ADM clamp.  I will try to do that today and then send the unused knobs back to you.  

 

I have the CG5 dual clamp installed on my ASGT CG5 mount.  It is a major upgrade to my rig and is a well thought out, well manufactured, brilliant piece of engineering.  I even noticed improved GoTo accuracy from object to object, thinking that some shifting was occurring with the original clamp screw/bolt that created a hole or indentation in the CG5 rail.  When the scope was moved to different positions it is possible that, even if tightened down, the weight of the tube moved the end of the clamping bolt in the hole on the CG5 rail.  A slight shift is all it would take to miss the GoTo mark enough to move the object further from the center of FOV at high magnification.  I tried it last night.  It seems to be a dramatic improvement, of course in addition to safely, evenly and firmly holding my telescope onto the mount with zero damage to my new CGE D series rail.  I feel relieved now knowing that my investment will not fall off and hit the ground, it is so rock-solid.  With the CGE rail the OTA now sits up higher off the ground allowing me to collapse the tripod legs to lower the focuser height.  This in itself makes the tripod safer to use, it is much more stable.

 

I have attached some images of the ADM accessory installed on my CG5-ASGT mount with my Celestron 9.25 OTA using the narrow rail and also the wide D series CGE rail, thought you might like to see them.

 

I will send images of the Orion 10” newtonian once I set it on the mount.