Skywatcher authorised repair locations

[Mekon]

Hi,
My EQ6 needs repair and I am looking for places to send it to - hopefully in Qld.
Can anyone point me to an authorised repairer?
Failing that an unauthorised one who does great work. :)
TIA

[raymo]

Many repairs to the HEQ5 and EQ6 are pretty straightforward; what is
wrong with yours Paul?
raymo

[Mekon]

I left it tracking and it jammed against some hardware. Now one of the motors is now working erratically. I suspect a drive belt is slipping. But I have a history of not being able to put stuff back together.

[Startrek]

If your mount is the older EQ6 or the newer NEQ6 not the EQ6-R ( 2017 - present ) then it’s purely gear / worm driven. Only the EQ6-R has belts between the motor and worm gear
There was a guy located in Perth on our forum back in 2017 named “Jimmy” who set up a little business repairing and tuning EQ5 , HEQ5 and EQ6 mounts. I don’t know if he is still doing the work , maybe send him a PM
Other than that most folk do there own Skywatcher EQ5,HEQ5, EQ6 and EQ6-R mount repairs and tuning if they are out of warranty.
Below is a link to Astrobaby which shows you how to pull apart an EQ6 mount , repair / replace parts and tune etc...


https://www.astro-baby.com/astrobaby/help/rebuilding-the-skywatcher-eq6orion-atlas-mount/

Hopefully someone on IIS might know a repairer in QLD

Sorry can’t provide any further help

Good luck with it

[Mekon]

It is a Skywatcher AZ EQ 6 purchased in 2015
Thanks for your help

[raymo]

It may have damaged some teeth on the drive gear, or a gear is slipping on its shaft. It is easy to have a look, just remove the screws from the side cover,
and remove the cover and visually check out the drive mechanisms. Remove the scope and counterweights and try slewing the mount in both directions at
a fairly high rate so any problem should be more easily detectable.You should be able to see/hear any mechanical problems. The problem could of course be electrical, but is less likely, so I would check the drive system first.
raymo

[Mekon]

I did what you suggested and it is only a drive belt. IT looks like that is fixable with an allen key in situ too, so all is good.
Thanks for your help

[raymo]

Glad your problem looks to be minor; one of the benefits of having the
belt drive version, much harder to damage the drive train.
raymo

[Startrek]

Glad there’s no major damage
This video maybe helpful in adjusting your motor drive belts
Cheers

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=21wRVsNU6_w