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Originally Posted by rogerg
It’d also make accurate polar alignment much more accessible to newbies.
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I agree whole heartedly, but unfortunately most newbies start off with mounts similar to EQ5's and EQ6's because they are cheap and a great starting point.
However these mounts as you know do not have the mechanical precision required to introduce things like motors to control the ALT and AZ.
Take an EQ6 for example, the ALT adjustment is a two way mechanical process, you undo one bolt to do up another. Unless you heavily modify the base it would be impossible to achieve automated polar alignment, not to mention the cost.
Because all mounts are so different having one system to work for all would also be impossible to implement.
Its not until you get to the PME or AP class mounts where you have the mechanical precision available to you to be able to make such improvements effectively.
Pushing one button to polar align would be nice though
Mark