eq6 mount

[nitram100]

Hi guys, could somebody kindly tell me what the differences/improvements were between the earlier eq6 and the newer ones?

I am buying one off a friend in a few days and just wanted to know if i was getting an older or newer version, any way i can tell?

thanks!

Martin

[russ]

Hi Martin, in effect there are three marks of EQ6, or perhaps 3.5 versions.

Mk I - The old old black version. Distinguishable by the absence of an illuminated polar scope and reverse switches on the hand controller.

Mk II - Slightly revamped version, which is the version i had and Gaz has too. This has better gears plus the illuminated polar scope and handy reverse switches.

Mk IIa - as above but with Skyscan upgrade

Mk III - all of the above but with white paint job and now called EQ6 Skyscan Pro.

Hope that helps

Russ

[nitram100]

thanks alot rus thats great info! the one that my mate is selling me has an illuminated scope so it looks like its a Mk II.

Thanks again!

[nitram100]

Hi guys, just thought id run the price of this second hand eq6 by you, hes selling it to me for £340, thats with the 2 inch steel tripod and ra/dec drives. Is this is a pretty decent price for 2nd hand?

Thanks for further info!

Martin

[GordonCopestake]

If it's got Skyscan thats a cracking price, has he got 2 for sale?

[FLO]

Hi Martin, in effect there are three marks of EQ6, or perhaps 3.5 versions.

Mk I - The old old black version. Distinguishable by the absence of an illuminated polar scope and reverse switches on the hand controller.

Mk II - Slightly revamped version, which is the version i had and Gaz has too. This has better gears plus the illuminated polar scope and handy reverse switches.

Mk IIa - as above but with Skyscan upgrade

Mk III - all of the above but with white paint job and now called EQ6 Skyscan Pro.

Nice one Russ - I didn't know that

[GazOC]

Martin,

I assume it doesn't have the Skyscan mod for that price. Given that, anything under £400 is a fair price for an EQ6 (depending on conditition)

Gaz

[nitram100]

I wish it had skyscan lol! just the mount im afraid, so 340 is a pretty decent price then.

Thanks again for the info!

[russ]

£340 is an excellent price as Gaz said. I adored my EQ6, both in standard form and with Skyscan. You'll have a huge range of scopes to choose from that can be mounted on the EQ6. Largest i stuck on top was a Meade LX200 10" OTA but i've seen reports that it will take the Meade 12" SCT OTA. Certainly the Celestron C11 OTA is a breeze for the EQ6.

I've now downsized and taken a retrograde step to the Meade LXD75 mount. It's a good mount but i miss the EQ6 Skyscan badly. The EQ6 was better engineered, has much better motors, gears. The Skyscan controller is far nicer than the Meade Autostar #497. But beggers can't be choosers and the LXD does the job.

Get the EQ6, you won't regret it.

Russ

[GordonCopestake]

Did you dump the GP completly Russ? I feel bad for the hastle!