dec setting

[Scott]

ive just got a 200p on eq5 and in the instruction manual it says that the dec scale is factory set and shouldn't need calibrating. the thing is the dec ring turns freely and i can't see any locking screw. is this right or should it only move when the scope does.OR am i making a newbie error? your help would be greatly appreciated. thank you for any help you can offer.

[swamp thing]

Hi

Are you sure that it is the dec setting circle, and not the Right Ascension one?

Regards Steve

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[E621Keith]

Don't worry about the setting circles on the EQ5. They don't work anyway. The graduations are in 2 degs increment, so roughly 4 times the diameter of the moon.

The dec circle on mine can be adjusted by hand, but it is tight enough that it will follow the dec axis.

[182570]

The EQ5 setting circles are a waste of time to be honest,although the dec is slightly better than the RA.As long as you get a reasonable polar alignment and have a decent set of star charts to star-hop then that's really all you need:)

[Scott]

ok thanks for the help. i just wanted to make sure it wasn't faulty. i have heard that they are next to useless on the eq5.