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If you like to repair it  Stu  I tell you to the top back round again take around 20 mins.

I say if you take the top part off and the bent arm  the will go back to round as I can not see any dents that will hold it in as it just a bit of work on the top part and repaint.

Are you running by hand set,   or to mount with out the hand set.

1 minute ago, Gina said:

Never had any problem with ZWO cameras except when one got filled with rainwater and stopped working - can't blame ZWO for that!!

Blame someone Gina, 3d printer .

  my old Heq5 pro mount  was very good I could do a 1 shot for  1 hour  spot on (on a good day)  So may be the nobs I said about was one thing that was a down side and the  encoder  the way it  work   just  did not like it  so sold it . So it work out at £100 a hour  and I got to the point  trying to  set it up  as I wanted it to do   I  pack it up and back in the box  for the next  2 years  and said I not going use that any more.

I did not like my AZEQ6-GT  and sold it after 5 hours of use  for 40% of list price.

Yes the 2 locking nobs  the wires from the mount when it move round get caught on the inside of the nobs  , do that help. Les

The AZEQ6 -GT have 2 nobs one each side  and the cables  do not run over them   I made 2 cones to go over the top .

Somthing like this.  I been out of Astro a long time hard to say  if this will work work of not.https://www.firstlightoptics.com/all-astro-imaging/sky-watcher-evoguide-50ed-guidescope.html

If you can come up with a drawing I can see what it like  in the way of size on the plan as well.

1 hour ago, JamesF said:

reasonable drawing

As I see it 2 battery must be the same  to set this like 2 gel as you can only put 1 number in ,   it look for the low battery and send more to the low one I set as 50/50  it spit the solar by 2

There is a free one can not rember the name ,  it work be you ask then to take photos of what part of the sky  and there send you a email  of it when done in RGB  so you can do the work in your own time to get the end photo..  I did put a link in on here got to be 4 years ago .

Was thinking with today modem technology was there a good way , back in the 80s 9os  I was using my old proton detector .

Is there a good way to work this out .? 

If I am right is the bar from one of then.

I think I still have 2 eq1 mounts in the shed I go and look on Friday .

7 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

Betamax was before vhs but never kicked off and vhs won anyone remember video disks?

No I do not remember video disks ,  I have a 2000 that record on 2 sides

1 hour ago, DaveS said:

Well done for rescuing an unloved 'scope. It always saddens / upsets me to see a 'scope just tossed out with the rubbish.

Is that not the way of the world today, I give up 2 years ago and I see it as just rubbish to go in the bin when I have the next clear out.

20 hours ago, Tommohawk said:

The payload for the HEQ5 is given as 15kg, and the PDS250 is pretty much that weight I think

The mount will handle it, but you'll be on the limit and may need an extra weight to balance. I use a 250 Quattro on an HEQ5 but from memory I think I need an extra weight.

Spot on, been there not only a extra weight a long bar as well ,and it will not hold in any wind at all ,  Heq5 and PDS 250 is a pain you can do with out.

I just use them big poly boxes that shops get the veg come in .

It look like same one I got 3 years ago went back after 2 days  was told it take 16 gb of memory 4 hours later thay give up and  i got the mac i7 for the wife just to use on ebay so her £600 chrismas ended up as £1800

Bad news,

I see it like this and when I went out side and see the Sun to my left , thinking what is that then.

Was on show for a good 30 mins.

Just put one in. ( same post)