Re: Single Axis vs. Dual Axis drives


<tkuniok@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> having dual axis controls are nice. And I would suspect they are not
> that much different in price compared to the single axis drive.

In fact, this is proving to be the case as I look around the web.

Personally I'm just trying to avoid any wires on my CG-5 setup. If I could
get an RA axis "logic" drive with the speed control potentiometer, I'd be
happy as a clam. I'd then add a declination slow motion control. I'd rather
spend a few minutes doing a reasonable job with rough polar alignment, than
to have a wired hand paddle. As long as I can speed up or slow down to
correct the RA, I don't mind making manual adjustments in Dec every now and
then at the low powers I intend for the mounted scope.

My other mount has dual digital drive, but I use that for imaging with an
autoguider, and for observing with a larger scope at high power.

Looks like Skywatcher might still have the single axis drive for the CG-5/GP
with 4 D-Cells and a controller. But... if I'm already going to have a wire
teathered controller, the additional wire and motor seem a small penalty,
given the benefit and the small difference in price.

Ah well...


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