Should You Buy the TeSeek Mini 11 V2… or the V1?

These images were taken with a 3.7 kg RedCat 51 setup and a 4.7 kg MK127 setup on the TeSeek Mini 11 V2. So I tested the V2 against my modified Mini 11 V1, checked the guide logs, pushed it with a longer focal-length travel rig, and then opened it up to see what TeSeek actually changed. The big question: Did TeSeek actually improve the Mini 11, or is the V2 just a quieter version of the same tiny mount? In this video I test: TeSeek Mini 11 V2 vs my modified Mini 11 V1 RedCat 51 at 3.7 kg carried weight SVBONY MK127 at 4.7 kg carried weight Counterweight vs no counterweight PHD2 guiding performance Real subs Teardown comparison RA drive changes Belt reduction vs the V1 planetary gearbox setup The short version: the V2 guided better than my modified V1 in the RedCat test, and the MK127 test suggests this little mount might actually work as a compact long-focal-length travel setup. Carefully. With more testing needed. Because clouds remain undefeated. Gear links SVBONY MK127: https://www.svbony.com/products/mk127... QHY MiniCam 8: https://bit.ly/3SNidFd ZWO ASI 585MC Air: https://bit.ly/4y6NTp5 TeSeek Mini 11 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4p9uy2w Counterweight used: https://amzn.to/4gpRubA Referenced videos My SVBONY MK127 review:    • I Shot M51 with the SVBONY MK127 — This Ch...   QHY MiniCam 8 video:    • I Buy Used Astro Cameras, all the time — H...   TeSeek Mini 11 V1 teardown: [   • TeSeek Mini 11 Review: $370 Harmonic Mount...   TeSeek Mini 11 V1 aluminum housing upgrade:    • Metal Doesn’t Always Mean Better Guiding |...   Support Deep SkyLab Become a channel member:    / @deepskylab   Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/deepskylab Chapters 00:00 The images from a tiny mount 00:25 The TeSeek Mini 11 V2 00:44 V2 vs my modified V1 02:51 RedCat 51 guiding test 03:42 MK127 Ring Nebula test 05:50 Why are we talking about this 07:18 The V2 is quieter 09:52 CW vs no CW 13:15 All the graphs 15:31 Orthagonality 17:26 THANK YOU 18:38 Teardown begins 26:03 Verdict Notes The RedCat 51 setup weighed about 3.7 kg fully loaded. The MK127 setup weighed about 4.7 kg fully loaded, including the dew shield, EAF, QHY MiniCam 8, StellaVita, cables, and everything carried by the mount. The RedCat test was closer to a guiding torture test near the celestial equator. The MK127 test was a compact long-focal-length travel-rig test. More tests are coming with the SV580, more MK127 time, and possibly the C6. Subscribe if you want to see whether this tiny mount survives the next round. #Astrophotography #TeSeek #Mini11 #DeepSkyLab #TelescopeMount #PHD2 #SVBONY #MK127 #RedCat51 #AstrophotographyGear