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@alacantsorry if i missed your post in the middle of the thread. I have just tried that and made no difference unfortunately.

Hi @barkis of course it isnt a waste of time and thanks for the advice. I did however check it had the washer on the centre tripod stud bottoming against the tripod. Even tried without the washer in case the washer was erroneously there and maybe making the stud bottom too early but as I expected, it made no difference. Ta!

Thanks for your answer Steve. I have just replied to your email. As said on the email, I am only unsatisfied with the mount's quality but not with FLO's service, which was exceptional as usual. Cheers

Regarding Astrophotography, any of those three. Regarding astronomy, anything related with Quasars is a massive +1 for me.

First one I attended live and enjoyed it so much. Thank you!

@MarkAR I understand what you mean, you never know. But given the difficulty I had to find information of other people with a similar issue on other SW mounts, I would say yes, this is a very poor one and hopefully a one-off. Unless, as @knobbymentioned, they have recently lowered their quality checks... If the replacement is nearly as bad as this, thats my relationship with SkyWatcher finished. Either that or I would get a cheaper one second hand that I dont mind botching with. @billhinge thanks for the feedback. Glad yours is good, as a high quality mount should be

You read what went through my mind this morning... all the rush of adjusting to the high demand. I bought it three weeks ago and received it a couple of days ago. So essentially brand new.

I think thats exactly it @MarkAR! That is what i was exactly trying but it was too tight and as he says you need to keep cutting it... Many thanks for the link. If the mount was out of warranty or if it were cheapish, I could live with the tape solution, but I dont think is acceptable. Sadly because otherwise its a great mount.

I tried something similar to plastic but the mount didnt fit well and didnt want to force it in order not to damage it. Regading the ink, its a good idea but not sure it will tell me something different than the skids apart from the scenario that the dowel is too long, which i dont think it can happen as the pocket in the mount is very deep. I put everything inside the box and sent an email to the seller. Even if it could be solved crudely with some tape, plaster or similar... its not what I expect from a £1,200 mount and it should be either repair, replaced or returned in my opinion.

This morning I realised that there are fretting marks at the location where the mount should purely rotate around the tripod (due to the AZ bolts exerting a torque). If thats the location that constrains the mount's translations... my feeling is that either the mount or tripod are dimensionally wrong. I measured 0.3mm difference between internal diameter of the tripod and outter diameter on the mount.

Just found this. Seems like a similar issue.

Same here! Got it two days ago... weather was splendid until then

Yes, thats my feeling too. Thinking on swapping the pin to the other end to see if that helps, but definitely isnt great...

@Scoobs767 @Peter Drew I was thinking that, but apart from potential manufacturing tolerances, nothing appears obvious and both surfaces seem flat and in contact. Dont have gauges to measure if there is any clearance, unfortunately.

Hi all - thanks for the quick responses. I have tried to upload a video but fails mid way (error -200, its 250mb so should be fine). I am uploading it to youtube right now. @parallaxerr the north pin or dowel is indeed fitted. Its in the configuration with the counterweight between the two legs when due north, though i can imagine that makes any difference. The mount doesnt rotate great amounts, we are talking of 2 or 3 degrees perhaps. I agree with your comment regarding too much friction. @Jiggy 67 I tightened it pretty well, it was slightly hard to undo it but still showed the same effect @knobby Im working on that Edit: Now with the video

Hello all, I have recently adquired an EQ6-R Pro and though I feel the construction is in general really good and looks very sturdy, I have noticed something that is a bit disappointing to happen on a £1,200 mount. I am hoping it is something I havent looked into and can be corrected before I contact the seller. After finishing the assembly and tighten everything up, I see a considerable amount of rotation between the mount and the tripod when I try to rotate it around the vertical axis, if that makes sense. I dont need to do a lot of force, but a gentle push will do to see the mount moving... The process I follow is: - Mount the mount on top of the tripod with the spigot/dowel into the mount slot. - Tight the tripods upper bolt and afterwards the accessory tray bolt - Tighten both azimuth knobs - Tighten the altitude knobs I have tried to tighten the knobs snug but not too much to avoid damage on the mount. I have also tried to tighten a bit furthert he nut that holds the spigot/dowel to the tripod but it was very tight already. Not sure if there is a lack of friction between tripod or mount, or if I should crank further the tripods fasteners. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much

Indeed. Even though I dont plan to leave the electrical wires permanently outdoors, I do plan to install some hooks along the fence so i can easilly pass the extension lead cable to the waterproof box and avoid tripping over.

I agree Adam but I already have one so would be cheaper. As long as it works, I am happy to keep it. Cheers

Thanks for your answer, it is very reaffirming. I have ordered a EQ6R (4 to 5 weeks wait!) and soon after that I will buy the 200PDS indeed. One shock to the bank account at a time I think I will skip for now the ST80 as I want to try first to piggy back my SW 72ED instead. Might be too much though weight-wise should be fine. Wish I had such an observatory as you! Many thanks again and wishing you clear skies.

Thanks for the advice. Would you leave it outdoors? Was reading about some prople doing so but i am nit sure given its metallic case. Cheers EDIT: After some reading and good advice from FLO, I went for a Nevada 6 to 8A power supply. I will buy a waterproof housing, leave the lid semiopen whilst in ooeration and connect everything to the shed plug with a RCD for extra safety. Thanks

Hello all. I have posted this on another thread but I realised here would be more appropiate. I would like to know what other owners suggest regarding powering the EQ6R. I have this two options to connect the EQ6R to the mains of my shed. [ A ] Regulated power supply + 5m long 12v cable to the EQ6R [ B Opt 1] 5m long lead extension from mains + Lynx 12v Power Supply + DC socket to Cigarette socket adapter + Cigarette 12v to EQ6R (comes with the mount) [ B Opt 2 ] 5m long lead extension from mains + Power Supply with female Cigarette socket + Cigarette 12v to EQ6R (comes with the mount) Option A seems safer, Option B is more convenient/versatile if my rig increases and also cheaper. Also, does any 12v 5A power supply do the job? Is there anything I need to consider regarding fuse and fuse quality? Thanks!

Hello, sorry to piggy back my question into this thread. There are lots of threads about this but I am starting to get confused... hope you can help me I have ordered recently a EQ6R but I realise now that it doesnt have the same power connector as the HEQ5. I decided to take the opportunity to re-think how I am going to power it as unfortunately, the mount will be at least 4 meters away from the closest main supply in my shed. [ A ] Regulated power supply + 5m long 12v cable to the EQ6R [ B Opt 1] 5m long lead extension from mains + Lynx 12v Power Supply + DC socket to Cigarette socket adapter + Cigarette 12v to EQ6R (comes with the mount) [ B Opt 2 ] 5m long lead extension from mains + Power Supply with female Cigarette socket + Cigarette 12v to EQ6R (comes with the mount) Option A seems safer, Option B is more convenient/versatile if my rig increases and also cheaper. Also, does any 12v 5A power supply do the job? Is there anything I need to consider regarding fuse and fuse quality? Thanks!

Thanks all. I agree with your messages. Think it will have to be the EQ6R. Cheers

Hello all I am going to upgrade from the SW StarAdventurer to a proper GoTo mount. Currently I have the SW 72ED but I will buy soon a 200p meant for both visual and imaging, though mostly visual. I would like to avoid guiding for the time being though I am sure its a matter of time until I start doing it. I dont think of going to need heavier scopes than that in the next two years. I would target 3 to 5min exposures and the telescope will be used 95% of the times in my garden. Perhaps 5 to 10 gatherings a year outside. Portability is not big issue thanks to the handle of the EQ6R, but given that both have belt transmissions, the difference in RMS error tracking might be neglible for my needs? The price difference is relatively small in the big scheme of things but essentially it would almost pay the 200p DS so its obviously welcome. Would you recommend the HEQ5 with the Rowan belt mod or should I to go for the the EQ6R.