Dilema - to upgrade or upgrade......

[idbvideo]

I am in a bit of a quandry and could do with a pointer in the right direction with this one.

I bought a 200P and EQ5 mount just over a month ago. The plan being to upgrade this mount to put a Synscan goto kit on it in the middle of March.

I know that I plan to do imaging and also know that the 200P is at the top end of the the EQ5s carrying capacity. I also know that folks are happily imaging with the 200P/EQ5 combo. Having sad that I also know that things would be much better with a HEQ5 Pro mount.

One of my other hobbies is flying model helicopters, my two main helicopters are fitted with scale bodies, which make it a little scary flying them. Last weekend I considered adding another one to my collection at a cost of £400.

So do I forgot about buying the model helicopter, and upgrade to HEQ5 Pro instead of getting the Synscan goto for the EQ5 mount.

Or do I by the Synscan upgrade for teh EQ5, see how it faired for a year and then upgrade to the HEQ5?

Selling the EQ5 mount would recoup some of the cost in both cases.

Choices choices choices lol

[Cubemaster]

I have the same 2 hobbies and both weather dependent Don't have anything over a 450 though.. Tough decision..

I actually spend more time crashing and repairing lol

[idbvideo]

I have 3, an MCPX, Align 450 in a Eurocopter EC135 body and a hybrid align/clone 500 in an airwolf body. To be honest, the fear of crashing and the expense of re-building/repairing the scale bodies is the thing that made me consider another 500 size heli. But even the airwolf body is only £150 to replace. You can guess which way I am starting to sway lol

Just noticed your in Blackpool, I am in Fleetwood lol

[Spikey]

Get a second hand Syntrek version of HEQ5 add EQMOD then sell the EQ5

[Cubemaster]

I have 3, an MCPX, Align 450 in a Eurocopter EC135 body and a hybrid align/clone 500 in an airwolf body. To be honest, the fear of crashing and the expense of re-building/repairing the scale bodies is the thing that made me consider another 500 size heli. But even the airwolf body is only £150 to replace. You can guess which way I am starting to sway lol

Just noticed your in Blackpool, I am in Fleetwood lol

Nice collection there..

I've got a Walkera piece of ****, HDX300, Twister 3D Storm and a dual rotor Twister Hawk... not gone to 2.4ghz yet..

Quite a bit of wind to put up with in our part of the world.. Not to mention the light pollution from those blasted illuminations lol

[idbvideo]

Get a second hand Syntrek version of HEQ5 add EQMOD then sell the EQ5

Hadn't thought about the Syntrek version to be honest.

Cubemaster - Wind isn't as much of a problem with larger helis, having said that I fly at the Fylde Coast Model Flying Associations flying club site in Fleetwood, and it is breezy most of the time there. I have flown the MCPX in winds that I wont fly the larger helis in but this is becomming less the case as skills build up.

Anyway I have another 2 weeks before I need to decide. :-)

[RikM]

HEQ5...no contest. You can start out imaging with a 200P on an EQ5 but it's not a long term proposition. You will need either a bigger mount or smaller scope if you want to progress to better quality images.

[tollytastic1]

Easy choice, you need the tools for the job so upgrade the mount:) plus you are never going to crash the mount.

I fly helicopters and aircraft and have too many of both:D:D but will only ever need one good mount. In fact I am probably going to sell my Robbie Huges 500 which has OS 120 FS power as it provides too much adrenaline for the trouser department fun but too much cash in the air and replace it with an EQ6. (also fly Robbie Millenium 50 3D, Airwolf 50 and Robbie conquest with shark body)

Good luck with your choice

Paul

[idbvideo]

Its kind of an easy choice, it all depends how much I can get for my eq5 mount, it will be 2 months old by the time I get round to selling it.