eq5 help latitude bolts?

[bottletopburly]

hi help needed for a newbbie i set scope up last night but i never had any bolts so i couldnt set altitude to 52 deg for corby northants i do presume i should have got two bolts with mount can someone clarify this please i will see if i can take a picture later

[steelfixer]

Hi there

You are quite correct there should have been 2 number t bar type bolts about 60mm long and 8 or 10 mm in diameter.

[jeremy1]

Yep looking at mine they should be 8mm and one bolt is much longer than the other. The shorter one goes in the front if thats any help.

[gfletcher]

I have a pair of latitude bolts off my HEQ5.

Not sure whether they are the same size as the EQ5 ones.

Someone on here will know whether they will fit.

Graham

[malc-c]

The HEQ5 bolts are larger than the EQ5's - I would recommend purchasing a set of astro development upgrade bolts rather than seeking stock replacements

EQ5, CG5 Replacement upgrade Altitude Adjustment Bolts | eBay

[bottletopburly]

thanks for clearing that up guys will get flo to send replacements as is a new mount

[Tribal-Wolf]

Just seen these on ABS U.K. Astronomy Buy & Sell

[Viv]

The HEQ5 bolts are larger than the EQ5's - I would recommend purchasing a set of astro development upgrade bolts rather than seeking stock replacements

EQ5, CG5 Replacement upgrade Altitude Adjustment Bolts | eBay

Completely agree with Malc.

These Astro Development bolts, are well worth getting.

[glowjet]

I should be careful they don`t call the originals bendy bolts for nothing, you would be better in the long run investing in stainless steel replacements as from Astro Developments or the cheapest way is to make your own, stainless metric rod 8/10mm is available off the net in short lengths, epoxy a couple of knobs on, job done

John.

[Cableguy]

Yep looking at mine they should be 8mm and one bolt is much longer than the other. The shorter one goes in the front if thats any help.

Big help for me thanks,was just trying to work out why that bolt was getting so close to the balance weights...had them the wrong way round!