[avandonk]

Here are a few more images. I am about to drill the pier for the three 6mm cap screws that hold the EQ6 in place. Orientation is important so that the horizontal adjuster on the EQ6 is in range of true south ie SCP.

Note how clear the the pier is at the top. This gives me maximum travel past the meridian before a flip is needed.

The EQ6 also has no gearboxes instead it has belt drives and heavy duty steppers all run by a Mel Bartels system. The drives are extremely smooth and have no discernable backlash. This makes autoguiding almost as good as it gets ie limited by the seeing.


Bert