Skywatcher Power Tank to EQ2 multispeed motor

[sjaeagle5]

Hi all,

I have an EQ2 mount for my Skywatcher 130P plus a multispeed RA drive attached,

I want to know if there is anything out there that I can use to power the motor apart from using batteries?

I have seen the Skywatcher 7Ah power tank but it's not clear on any of the websites that I have seen it on whether it comes with cables that are compatible with the connectors on the handset controller of the RA drive.

The connector on the handset is a jack type like you would find on an old Nokia phone.

From what I can see the power tank has the same connector type meaning there would have to be a cable between the two with the same sort of connectors on both ends.

Have I got that right and does the power tank come with one?

Thanks

Steve

[Bizibilder]

Be careful!  Your motors are most likely 6v and the powertank is 12v.  With my own EQ5, which just has the simple motor drive and is 6v, I bought a 6v rechargeable lead acid battery and charger.  I think my battery is rated at 4Ah (4 Amp-hours) and has ample capacity to drive my mount for 3-4 hours at least.  You can get wires and connectors quite easily from Maplins / RS components or Bitsbox.

[sjaeagle5]

Thanks for the warning.

I have noticed though that the 7Ah tank comes with 3,6 & 12V outputs so I suppose all I would need to do is check the polarity and get the right lead from Maplins, as you suggested..?

S