TerryMcK Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I know it is as many people use the EQ6R Pro. I've got fed up waiting for the IOptron CEM70G to become available again so have been looking at the slightly lower capacity SkyWatcher EQ6 R Pro which is half the price. I know about the altitude knob issues which can be fixed by helicoil or replacing the bolts with more suitable engineering bolts. I see that it is "belt modded". Is that on both axis or just the one? I already have a HEQ5 Pro which is belt modded on both axis and it works great and the reason for going for another mount is to increase capacity and according to one or two vendors the EQ6 R Pro is good for around 20kg for imaging. I always take that with a pinch of salt and 2/3rds of that capacity is fine for me as my scopes are not that heavy. I will be retaining the HEQ5 which I really like and will have two rigs going at once inbetween the inevitable UK clouds/rain/snow. The SW mounts work fine on Linux INDI so not bothered about ASCOM. Any other issues or am I good to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, TerryMcK said: I know it is as many people use the EQ6R Pro. I've got fed up waiting for the IOptron CEM70G to become available again so have been looking at the slightly lower capacity SkyWatcher EQ6 R Pro which is half the price. I know about the altitude knob issues which can be fixed by helicoil or replacing the bolts with more suitable engineering bolts. I see that it is "belt modded". Is that on both axis or just the one? I already have a HEQ5 Pro which is belt modded on both axis and it works great and the reason for going for another mount is to increase capacity and according to one or two vendors the EQ6 R Pro is good for around 20kg for imaging. I always take that with a pinch of salt and 2/3rds of that capacity is fine for me as my scopes are not that heavy. I will be retaining the HEQ5 which I really like and will have two rigs going at once inbetween the inevitable UK clouds/rain/snow. The SW mounts work fine on Linux INDI so not bothered about ASCOM. Any other issues or am I good to go? Strange the Ioptron is not available in the UK Terry, it's been available in Europe for some time. It might be worth checking the shipping costs, it shouldn't be too much from Germany. https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p12585_iOptron-CEM70G-Equatorial-GoTo-Mount-with-iGuider-built-in-Autoguider---31-kg-payload.html https://www.astroshop.eu/equatorial-with-goto/ioptron-mount-cem70g-goto/p,66887 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 They are available it's just as soon as they come up they are sold out like a lot of astro gear. I'm not buying anything from the EU over £130 as there is major import duty now 😞 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/21/eu-website-purchases-the-import-charges-uk-customers-have-to-pay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, TerryMcK said: They are available it's just as soon as they come up they are sold out like a lot of astro gear. I'm not buying anything from the EU over £130 as there is major import duty now 😞 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/21/eu-website-purchases-the-import-charges-uk-customers-have-to-pay Looks like the EU and the delivery companies are screwing the customers left, right and centre. These are things nobody mentioned when campaigning for Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Take care about not mentioning politics people 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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