ken rigg Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hi everyone, another question that might seem a bit daft but....what is the difference between a HEQ mount and a EQ mount ? . Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nothing really. The HEQ5 mounts are a (H)eavy duty version of the EQ5 but in reality the HEQ5 is a scaled down version of the EQ6.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I beieve the Skywatcher range of equatorial mounts goes (smallest to largest):EQ1, EQ2, EQ3-2, EQ5, HEQ5 and EQ6. There is an EQ7 in the wings which has a huge capacity !.Don't know what happened to the EQ4 or why EQ3-2 I'm afraid. As you can guess the load bearing capacity and price increases with the size and weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 There is an EQ7 in the wings which has a huge capacity !.Or is that the EQ8 now? I think they renamed it, or are releasing the bigger version first with the EQ7 following on later. Anyway, i think it's the EQ8 they are showing at Astrofest, not the EQ7. All very confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Or is that the EQ8 now? I think they renamed it, or are releasing the bigger version first with the EQ7 following on later. Anyway, i think it's the EQ8 they are showing at Astrofest, not the EQ7. All very confusing. Perhaps they will settle on the EQ8-7.5 just to keep it simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken rigg Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thanks fellas, simples:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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