Can you fit a bresser EXOS2 with dual axis drives?

[5ash]

Has any one fitted drives to one of these mounts . They are an EQ5 clone and I believe that the SW drives fit it with maybe a different attachment bolt length. However I'm wondering whether the Orion dual axis drive which is supposed to fit the eq5 would also fit ? It's about $80 cheaper ( Bintel) than the equivalent SW from Andrews. Is it as good?
Ps the Bresser ( Meade?) mount is very solid and looks well built. Have mounted my C9.25" on it only for visual use when it's not mounted in the observatory on the neq6 (very handy).

[brian nordstrom]

:) Hi 5ash , as far as I know all Vixen GP clones will fit the same duel axis drives that are made and marketed by several different companies .

You have to be careful of the Dec motor as its very exposed on these and easily broken , I made a cover to fit over the dec motor I had on my now sold EQ5 and if you want a few photos of how I done it you only have to ask and I will send a few .

Brian.

[LewisM]

The SW Synscan kit for the Vixen GP clones are fantastic. I have one mounted on my real-deal Vixen GPD2, and the combination is incredible - the GPD2 is superbly machined to start with, and the Synscan kits are excellently machined too, so I get absolutely flawless, noiseless tracking all night. The cheapest I found was Sirius in Brisbane for these, followed by Steve Massey (myastroshop.com.au) - both easily $200 cheaper than several southern city dealers.

The SW simple tracking motors (as opposed to he fully enclosed Synscan kit motors) are ho-hum as I found out - poorly machined spur gears. I did not like them - exposed, shoddy construction

The iOptron GOTONova...well, I won't be rude. QC... what's that?