[LewisM]

Just weighed my Orion MN190 Mak-Newt, all-up with guidescope and camera and it comes in at 15kg.

The CGEM is rated to 18kg - I assume Celestron means an ALL UP WEIGHT, not photographic weight. Is this weight going to be an issue for the CGEM?

I have heard the CGEM DX is merely a different motor chip and a better tripod - can a plain jane CGEM be upgraded to DX standard by purchasing the motorboard from a DX?