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8 hours ago, Scopeman said:

Hi,

 

Got a new mount coming next week, I am waiting for a EQ6 Pro from RVO for the Mak 180. Just installed Ascom, that was a nightmare, also EQMod to control the mount eventually.

EQ6 is a great mount. I have had mine for 15 years, and it's still going strong. It throws my 300mm Newt around like it was a 60mm refractor. Surprised you had problems with Ascom, installing that is usually a painless operation.

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On 7/9/2021 at 8:33 AM, AstronomyUkraine said:

EQ6 is a great mount. I have had mine for 15 years, and it's still going strong. It throws my 300mm Newt around like it was a 60mm refractor. Surprised you had problems with Ascom, installing that is usually a painless operation.

Finally got it sorted on the Ascom front, the new EQ6R Pro is due in the next few days too!

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On 7/9/2021 at 8:33 AM, AstronomyUkraine said:

EQ6 is a great mount. I have had mine for 15 years, and it's still going strong. It throws my 300mm Newt around like it was a 60mm refractor. Surprised you had problems with Ascom, installing that is usually a painless operation.

Yes indeed, I had the NEQ6 Pro before this one, just wanted the quieter more accurate belt driven version.

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Yep I belt modded and swapped all bearings for skf ones on my 10 year old neq6 last year, it’s like a new mount again now guiding has Improved dramatically, also fitted the rail kit now that is brilliant! Polar alignment is a piece of cake now, no more bendy bolt syndrome. Recently done away with the handset and gone over to eq mod and Nina just waiting for my first session of the season to see how it all goes 

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25 minutes ago, Craig a said:

Yep I belt modded and swapped all bearings for skf ones on my 10 year old neq6 last year, it’s like a new mount again now guiding has Improved dramatically, also fitted the rail kit now that is brilliant! Polar alignment is a piece of cake now, no more bendy bolt syndrome. Recently done away with the handset and gone over to eq mod and Nina just waiting for my first session of the season to see how it all goes 

I did the rail kit mod, as well as the RA backlash worm mount upgrade from Rowan Astronomy.

 

https://www.rowanastronomy.com/productsa5.htm

 

 

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