HEQ5 early version voltage

[David Ettie]

Just bought a non-synscan motorised HEQ5 primarily for the 10" Newtonian that came with it but would nonetheless like to use the mount if possible, I applied power at 12 volt and got lights on the simple handset but no response from the mount (other than a faint buzz), suddenly thought "is it 12 volt" as I know some of the EQ5 mounts were 6 volt, advise appreciated, think the mount might need the lub clearing out as it feels a bit tight (relative to the HEQ5 pro I have in my Obsy, which is 12volt)

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[Cornelius Varley]

12 minutes ago, David Ettie said:

Just bought a non-synscan motorised HEQ5 primarily for the 10" Newtonian that came with it but would nonetheless like to use the mount if possible, I applied power at 12 volt and got lights on the simple handset but no response from the mount (other than a faint buzz), suddenly thought "is it 12 volt" as I know some of the EQ5 mounts were 6 volt, advise appreciated, think the mount might need the lub clearing out as it feels a bit tight (relative to the HEQ5 pro I have in my Obsy, which is 12volt)

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The old black HEQ5 mount iuses 12v. Had is been 6v, you would have possibly noticed a burning smell..

[Ruud]

It would be bad if the magic smoke escaped. That is vital to a mount.