R.A Motor drive for Skywatcher 130m

[KerryAnn23]

Hey everyone, i bought a scope last year at a star party but i decided to get it out last night after a long day painting lol. i was told eventually to look in to getting an R.A drive but the problem is i have no idea where to look or how much it should cost me, so i would love it if any of you have this scope or know about it to help me locate one please............... thanks in advance xxxx

[eddy]

First Light Optics - Single-Axis D.C. Motor Drive for EQ5

Hope that helps?

[KerryAnn23]

can i just ask, how do i know which eq it is??? lol

[Ant]

Hi Kerry,

The 130M is generally sold on one mount - which is the EQ2.

So while Eddy might be wrong, it's fairly likely that he's right. If you want to post up an image of the mount - we can be 100%.

Cheers

Ant

[Beardy30]

hi Kerry i have a 130m you need the single axis motor for the eq2 mount from first light optics or steroids on line .

[KerryAnn23]

Ok give me a few minutes and il take a picture

[Cornelius Varley]

The EQ2 mount uses either this one First Light Optics - Skywatcher RA Motor Drive for EQ2 (fancy multispeed) or this one R.A. Economy Motor Drive for EQ2 - by OVL (simple single speed)

Peter

[KerryAnn23]

ok if you go to my profile i have pics on there, i think they will be good enough for you to tell which one it is.................. thanks

[KerryAnn23]

And i guess i should ask why it got reccomended to me to get one? i dont even know if i set the scope up right in the first place lol

[Beardy30]

this Will help you track moving objects such as planets

[KerryAnn23]

Ah yes, i knew it was something like that, might make it easier for me as i get tired of adjusting all the time, id love to keep upgrading it with all the mod cons but dont know if its practical really.... just though i better find out what EQ i had first lol x

[Ant]

Yep it looks like an EQ to me.

The drives keep an object (once found by you) in the field of view.

For low power observing it's not so important, but when you crank up the power for the moon or planets - then it really does become a must have.

For you to continually turn the manual adjuster will cause the scope to vibrate, which will affect your view... by the time the vibrating has settled down you'll need to center the object again...

It's not vital - but lovely to have... But it does mean that you need to start thinking about batteries etc...

Ant

[KerryAnn23]

yeah i guess there are a few other things il need with the motor, but i can buy them in stages and then put them together once iv got them. so is it the eq2? then i have to find a model suitable for it. yes the vibrations have annoyed me a little x

[Ant]

The EQ2 mount uses either this one First Light Optics - Skywatcher RA Motor Drive for EQ2 (fancy multispeed) or this one R.A. Economy Motor Drive for EQ2 - by OVL (simple single speed)

Peter

This is the one you need.

[KerryAnn23]

ok, so now to see the scary prices lol

[KerryAnn23]

which would you recommend as the best one for me?

[Ant]

Not the economy one. I have one on my little EQ1 and I really don't like it

Sorry

Ant

[Tribal-Wolf]

I thought the 130m version came with motors hence the 'm' :-/

[KerryAnn23]

yeah but the person i bought it off wanted it for his scope so he kept it, not bothered though as i just wanted a starter scope at the beginnig lol, so i guess il be going for the £62 multi speed one lol x

[JonF]

I've got the economy one on one of my mounts and it works just fine for me. You only really need one speed. I also have a Skywatcher 130/900 on an EQ2 with the multi-speed one. I got it off eBay for twenty quid. The do crop up from time to time.

[KerryAnn23]

ahhh,iv never shopped on ebay......i think i will go with the multi speed one so i can order that next month then il have to sort out batteries etc x