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Originally Posted by raymo
Rick, the 5 and 6 have the same motors as far as I know, but the 6 is physically larger and quite a lot heavier than the 5, giving it an approximately 50% greater recommended payload.
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I've been looking into the differences between the 5 & 6 mounts regarding payload. It would seem that the internals ie motors, shafts, worms and bearings are the same or very similar, weight load on these internals should be the same. The NEQ6 has a heavier case and is secured to the tripod with an M12 bolt VS a M10 on the HEQ5 and the 6 also has a heavier tripod with wider tubing.
I have toyed with the idea of beefing up (rebuiding) my 5, from the alt az adjustment down, that whole set up is pretty badly designed. The single m10 bolt holding the 10"newt and 18kg's of counter weights makes me nervous at times.