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Originally Posted by glend
Belt drive terminology, as used by the big manufacturers, usually refers to a belt from the motor to the worm sprocket, not to a belt driving the ring (RA or DEC rotation). The Avalon Linear does use total belt drive i believe.
The EQ8 would be belt driving the worm on both RA and DEC.
There are adjustments internally to belt alignment, clearance, etc that can affect performance. Out of the box, quality control can vary. There is no substitute for knowing how to tune your mount for optimal performance; and this includes worm end bearing play, ring and worm meshing, etc.
Do you need the EQ8 capacity? Perhaps compare to the Celestron GGE Pro that is currently on sale at Bintel for much less than an EQ8.
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Thanks Glend,
I am doing some long term research.
I will have to change my job location within 1 year from now &
I'm just wondering about buying a larger mount to
suit a much larger telescope than I have now.
The site I'm thinking about is near Lara 3212 in Victoria
but I don't even know what the seeing conditions are like yet.
However I do know that it's a dark site & you can easily see the Milky way at night.
I'll need to check that out with my 10" f4 carbon fiber Newt.
on my modified EQ6 mount at some stage.
cheers
Allan