Scopeman Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 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. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApophisAstros Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 ditto eq6r pro roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scopeman Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scopeman Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Scopeman said: Yes indeed, I had the NEQ6 Pro before this one, just wanted the quieter more accurate belt driven version. I did the belt upgrade on my EQ6, as well as replace all the cheap bearings. On a good night of seeing it guides between .4 and .5 RMS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig a Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) 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 Edited October 4, 2021 by AstronomyUkraine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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