I picked up the 127ED from Astro Optical today - perfect collimation apparently - never shifted when dropped thankfully - so from that point of view they seem to be bulletproof. I got my new DUP losmandy bar yesterday from Bintel and fitted it this afternoon to the cradle of the 127ED. Roger from Bintel Melbourne is repairing my little HEQ5pro mount so all should be well in the land of Hough within a week or so. I will have to test everything of course (not with the weather the way it is now).
I would like to thank those that helped me on the day of the accident (i couldn’t bear to watch the aftermath) - and John and Anna for delivering the baby mount to Melbourne for me!!
now i will ask a question - does someone make a EQ6 mounting plate for the losmandy D bars that fits on the eq6?