HEQ5 Pro & Rain...

[simondodd]

Hey everyone...

I had a bit of a mishap the other night... I put a cover on my mount (scope was removed) and during the night we had some strong winds that took the cover off during rain...

I wanted to image the next night but decided to take it all inside to dry out.

My question is, how resilient are these mounts? Can they handle some rain or should I strip it down, dry it out, give it a service, re grease it etc?  According to the weather apps I've got at least a week before the next clear skies so if I'm having to do a strip down and rebuild I'd rather get it done sooner than later..

Thanks in advance!

Clear skies.

[kirkster501]

Electrical stuff does not like wet.  There is a circuit board inside the mount.  All of that equals bad if you power it on and it's still wet in there.  Put it in airing cupboard or on top of the boiler and let it dry out.

[simondodd]

Yeah that was my thought as well. It's been inside next to a radiator for a few days now. I literally had the thought of the airing cupboard while I was writing this post and moved it there a couple of minutes ago  Thanks.

[Dr_Ju_ju]

Also, if you are able\brave, remove the screws holding the two side panel, to let air circulate inside the mount....