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Old 27-07-2006, 07:20 PM
Stephan
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To convert the mount to a goto-mount you basically have two options.

A)
You send it to Takahashi and they will convert it to the TEMMA2 GOTO (700x).

That is not cheap (my guess is about $2000 to $3000) but way cheaper then a new EM-200 TEMMA2.


B)
You buy a set of aftermarket stepper motors (about $900) and an aftermarket GOTO-controller (about $900-$2000, depending on the controller you choose) for GOTO up to 900x.

Theoretically speaking you can have GOTO once you add the controller to original motors, but that would be so slow that I would not call it GOTO, it’s more like WAITTO.

I hope this answers your question.