Re: clock driven equatorial mount.
- From: "RMOLLISE" <rmollise@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 17 Nov 2005 08:12:23 -0800
Zinc Potterman (delete 123's to reply) wrote:
> I'm after a clock driven equatorial mount.
> I want to be able to track the stars with no power supply available, hence a
> true clock driven mount, and not electric powered.
>
> I labour this point because many systems are described as clock drives when
> in fact they need an electric power supply.
>
> Alternatively something that will run off a light battery, i.e not a car
> battery.
>
HI:
The Chinese EQ4 mounts, sold by a number of vendors including
Skywatcher, track well and will work off four D batteries for a
considerable length of time.
Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
<http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland/index.htm>
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