jamespels Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hi all,I am looking at a scope with a HEQ5 (on ebay, Skywatcher 250 with no bits, auction ending today) but the owner says it is manual only. I have only seen them for sale with motor drives so I was wondering if this is a model I have just not seen before or if the drive motors & controller have been removed from a standard model.In either case, how feasible (and expensive) would it be to replace the drive motors and controller? I see the pro upgrade includes the motors but I am not up to affording the c£290 price tag.Thanks,J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamish Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Only the "Pro " models have full goto facility. "Syntrek" models have the ability to work with Eqmod and can be easily made up to full goto with the addition of a handset, BUT the motors in the stnd HEQ5 are not steppers and so cannot be used as such and can only be used for tracking- hence the manual side of the operation-ie you point it where you want and the motors will track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 i haven`t seen the one in question on e bay but a motorised heq5 pro would normally sell for around the £500 mark second hand, these are very popular mounts.adding motors to a mount can be done but a new set of motors could be expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespels Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thanks both - it's here: SKY WATCHER REFLECTOR TELESCOPE + TRIPOD AND EQUITORIAL on eBay (end time 11-Jan-11 13:05:28 GMT)The line "PLEASE NOT THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT MOTORISED AND IS MANUAL ONLY" is what concerns me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespels Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Reckon it's worth a punt at the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamish Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Clarify it has the tracking motors fitted -if not why not ?? and walk !there's alway going to another soon enough and take a look on Astro Buy & SELL uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedds Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I`m no expert but the mount lools like my EQ5.ps. Before i added the synscan upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamish Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 quite right that's exactly what it is, and more commonly referred to as an HEQ5. The question still remains about the motors tho, if there aren't any motors ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespels Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 It looks a LOT like an EQ5 and not very much at all like an HEQ5 (from what I have read, HEQ5 and EQ5 are very different beasts - I picked up on this one because it claims to be an HEQ5 but I now doubt that very much). Furthermore, it looks like quite an old one (newer ones are white, I think).In that case, the setup is probably pretty standard - the mounts new are £200ish and the OTA probably about the same so this is simply not worth it. Correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedds Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I thought the EQ5 and the HEQ5 were different mounts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukebl Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's most definitely not an HEQ5! I have had an HEQ5, and know what they look like. Looks like an EQ5. Much lighter than an HEQ5. The ad is giving incorrect information.Also, if the scope is a 10", then the EQ5 wouldn't be able to cope with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanB Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Looks nothing like my HEQ5, more like the standard EQ5 mount.HEQ5 = Skywatcher - Skywatcher HEQ5 EQ5 - Skywatcher - Skywatcher EQ5 Deluxe (but this is white)AlanB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespels Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Luke - pretty much exactly what I was thinking. Will avoid it then. Have got in touch with the seller - I think he's about to change the ad.Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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