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Originally Posted by casstony
Geoff, I wonder if there aren't mistakes in the website info. Any EQ5 style drive I've seen is 6 volt and has a 4 D cell battery pack, so obviously plugging in a 12v supply would be bad.
The bigger mounts are 12v and are supplied with an 8 D cell battery pack or can be run from a 12v external supply.
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Hi,
I dunno really, my experience isn't broad enough. I do have a SW EQ5 goto, and it is 12V.
It just seems odd to warn against ANY 12V supply, even regulated, on the grounds that voltage regulation is absent. I am mystified what "DC protection" is.
Cheers