Product Overview
The Helium Tripod offers a host of innovative features:
- Provides a stable platform for all your equipment
- Helium 200 has a maximum payload capacity of 90 kg (200 lb.) when the legs are fully
extended, or up to 113 kg (250 lb.) maximum carrying capacity when the legs are fully retracted. - Helium 400 has a maximum payload capacity of 180 kg (400 lb.) when the legs are fully
extended, or up to 227 kg (500 lb.) maximum carrying capacity when the legs are fully retracted.
- Helium 200 has a maximum payload capacity of 90 kg (200 lb.) when the legs are fully
- Allows eyepiece placement at a convenient height with an adjustable height range
- Helium 200: from 60 cm (24 in.) to 102 cm (40 in.)
- Helium 400: from 61 cm (24 in.) to 100 cm (39 in.)
- The ultra-portable and lightweight design
- Helium 200: 6.4 kg (14 lb.)
- Helium 400: 14 kg (30 lb.)
- Simple and intelligent mechanics permit the legs to be expanded or collapsed in seconds and produce exceptional stability at all heights
- Flexible 360-degree azimuth adjustment for worry free setups and azimuth alignment
- Coarse level adjusters conform to flat or gently sloping surfaces
- Fine level adjusters help achieve optimal level
- Swiveling feet can be fit with spikes or other third-party commercial tripod feet based on your observing site (grass, wood, concrete, gravel, etc.)
- Two built-in bubble levels to ease the coarse leveling process (bubble levels have 10 arc minutes per one-tenth inch accuracy)
- The 6061 aluminum tripod legs are red anodized with black anodized aluminum structural components (top plate, feet, etc.).
The result of these innovative features is an exceptionally stable and readily portable imaging platform that can be quickly setup, leveled and aligned with the celestial pole and easily taken down each night.
Specifications
Helium Tripod Model 200 and 400 Specifications
| Specification | Description | Helium 200 | Helium 400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Load capacity (legs extended) | The maximum weight the tripod can carry with the legs fully extended. | 90 kg (200 lb.) | 180 kg (400 lb.) |
| Load capacity (legs collapsed) | The maximum weight the tripod can carry with the legs fully retracted. | 113 kg (250 lb.) | 227 kg (500 lb.) |
| Tripod weight | The weight of the tripod with no mount. | 6.4 kg (14 lb.) | 14 kg (30 lb.) |
| Height range | The minimum and maximum height when the legs are retracted and fully extended, respectively. | 61–102 cm (24–40 in.) | 61-100 cm (24–40 in.) |
