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Hi again...
I started with an Orion SkyView Pro mount on my 8" reflector...very pleased with that mount. Bought the dual drives from Orion, installed them, love it. Ok, I bought a 5" refractor on astroMart, then I bought a second mount which I'm told is a CG-5. Orion told me the drives for the Skyview pro mount were the same so I bought them. They are NOT the same. The RA drive will not fit properly in the compartment. So, what do I need? These mounts have no markings...I say these because I bought (damn astromart!) a nice Celestron refractor (Jananese OTA) which came on a CG-5 mount...same story with the drives... Are the Sky View Pro Drives NOT interchangeable? How do I know if I really have a CG-5? The two I bought are identical....so, the drives from Anacortes for CG-5s should work??? Really drive frustrated....Was ready to just order a couple mounts from Orion! They're better anyway! Anyone know anything that can help me in this? Doink |
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