CG5 mount

[Tantalus]

I've seen a CG5 mount for sale, and would like to know do these compare to the EQ5 mount?

Could I use the EQ5 dual-axis drive motors on the CG5 mount?

[GazOC]

Other than small differences dpending which versions are compared they are pretty much the same mount. The EQ5 motors can be used on the CG5.

[nicnac]

i have the CG5 and it really is a rock solid mount, it took my weight well (prob not the best way to test it!)

there is a pic in my profile

[John]

I have a CG5 and I've owned an EQ5. There are very similar but the CG5, with it's 2" tubular steel legs, seems a little sturdier than the EQ5 to me. But there is not much in it.

[Tantalus]

The one I'm looking at has the aluminium tripod, but I'm thinking pier

[rama]

i run a motorised cg5 on a tripod with a skywatcher 180 mak' rock solid good as any eq5

[TopHouse]

I have a CG5 and I've owned an EQ5. There are very similar but the CG5, with it's 2" tubular steel legs, seems a little sturdier than the EQ5 to me. But there is not much in it.

The EQ5 has 2" steel legs, or at least mine does.

[John]

The EQ5 has 2" steel legs, or at least mine does.

It's quite possible that they do now - they used to have 1.75" steel tripods though which were quite a bit shorter than the CG5 ones as well as being slightly thinner.

[Sparrow]

I'm delighted with my CG5 mount with goto. Has taken all the weight I put on it (8" Newt + 3 1/2" refractor + DSLR) without any problems. I find it very sturdy.

[haitch]

Love my CG5 with DK-3 Dual Axis motors. I hear the Celestron motors can be noisy but my DK-3s are whisper quiet (they are a direct clone of the Vixen ones apparently and also slew at 32x which is faster than Skywatcher & Celestron ones I think..

I seem to remember reading that CG5s use better bearings.