[adaregazer (Graham)]

I have a problem with altitude adjustment on the above mount. I find I could not lower the altitude adjustment enough to achieve accurate polar alignment. The South T - Bolt housing is stopping the altitude adjustment going below 28 deg. This means the scope cannot achieve proper polar alignment for my location (27.5 deg). I have contacted the shop who are making inquiries with Saxon (AU). He seems to think other EQ5 goto owners have had the same issue. A workaround is to remove the front T - bolt and housing (two small bolts) as the rear bolt does all the work and the front one locks the altitude setting. As the scope is two months old I am reluctant to work on the housing with a grinder (as suggested) as this could affect any warranty claims down the track. I am interested to find out if anyone else has had this issue and how it was sorted out. If I lived in Cairns (16.92 Deg Lat) then it would be impossible to set the altitude without removing the south T-Bolt assembly. To me this is inherently wrong for the manufacturer to sell scopes that are defective in this way. Any comments please? Should I insist on a repair/replacement?