Dickie Doughnut

Thanks very much for the extra info, Malc-c. Looks like it's entirely possible to do it on the cheap. Firstly, some reading to be done 😀

Malc-c - thanks very much for such a comprehensive reply. OK, in summary I'd better start saving, but at least I now know not to flog the dead horse that is the eq5 upgrade kit - except I might get a few quid for it secondhand. Whilst I'm saving my pennies I might look further into modifying off the shelf kit as I already have a box of bits and pieces like arduino, driver chips and a few steppers/gears etc from non-astro related projects. If I go down the eqmod route I think it would give me some bandwidth to specify gear ratios etc. Once again, many thanks for your help.

Hi - For a few years i have been using an old eq5 mount with the Skywatcher GOTO upgrade bolted on. Recently I acquired an old eq6 mount, and i am looking to upgrade it as cheaply as possible (skint). Thus, I was wondering whether the stepper motors in the SW eq5 upgrade kit would be happy in the eq6? I appreciate I'll need different mounting options for the motors, and possibly gearing etc, but that's easily achievable with a bit of metalwork. There are a couple of stickers on the motors from the kit ie "eq5gt-f90-6 dw1611150423" and "eq5gt-f00-7ra dw161128 0223" which suggests they might be dedicated to eq5, but I remain ever hopeful. If these are not suitable is there a full motor specification for turning an eq6 using the existing gearing - with the objective of sourcing some secondhand from anything that uses steppers. Many thanks.