Motor for Eq2 Skywatcher

[birkirsk]

Morning all (or evening, wich ever applies)

Can i use a Celestron motor on my skywatcher eq2 mount?

Celestron Motor Drive for AstroMaster/PowerSeeker EQ Telescopes - Telescope Accessories at Telescopes

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TELESCOPE SUPPLIERS - SKY-WATCHER TELESCOPE

Is this the same stuff?

Best regards,

[themos]

Careful, there are motors out there that look identical but some are for EQ1 and some are for EQ2 and they are not interchangeable. Post a picture of your mount.

[birkirsk]

This is my mount.

TELESCOPE SUPPLIERS - SKY-WATCHER TELESCOPE

[themos]

That's an EQ2 alright. Carefule you don't buy a motor for an EQ1. The first one you showed seems to be an EQ1 motor. The second one looks alright to me.

[birkirsk]

Thank you Very much.

but a EQ2 motor from Celestron would fit my Skywatcher EQ2 mount?

No strings attached for taking a guess

[brantuk]

Here's the SW EQ2 motor that you need:

Skywatcher - Skywatcher RA Motor Drive for EQ2

[themos]

That's the one I would get, too.

[Psychobilly]

Thats the one I have sitting here doing nothing...

Billy...

[birkirsk]

Thank you all for the responses.

EQ-1M, EQ-2M and EQ-3M Electronic Drives | Orion Telescopes

Orion vs Skywatcher ?

Is Orion the US brand and Skywathcer the EU brand?

It seems i could use the Orion motor since it looks the same.

[WhiteShiva]

Anyone have used anyone fo these before, I was thinking of getting one for my Skywatcher EQ2 mount, just wondering how good they are compared to motors for EQ5 for example.

[themos]

I've used an Orion-badged EQ-1M motor on my Celestron-badged EQ1 and it was fine. I think the "EQ2" design can be found under many badges but they are all the same. Having said that, don't blame me if you discover otherwise, as designs change. Why don't you contact the vendor of your scope?