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Originally Posted by Poita
It takes me about an hour with my EQ6Pro, I got to try an EM200 last night (thanks Bruce!) and it took me about 20 minutes and I got a better result, and I had never seen one before.
It is definitely easier to setup for me, but I'll just have to keep plugging away at the EQ6 as the TAK mounts will be outside my price range for a while yet.
I downloaded your guide, I'll be giving it a go, it is a bit different and more streamlined to the way I'd been attempting it.
Thanks
-Peter
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Hi Peter,
The EM200 is pretty quick to setup and align.
Also regarding gearing material here is the specifications direct from takahashi:
Spec. EM-200 USD-3 EM-200 Temma-2 Jr EM-200 Temma-2
R.A. axis diameter. (material) 40 mm (bronze)
R.A. worm gear shaft diameter (material) 18 mm (iron)
R.A. gear diameter (material) 92 mm/180 teeth (bronze)
DEC. axis diameter (material) 40 mm (iron)
DEC. worm gear shaft diameter (material) 18 mm (brass)
DEC. gear diameter (material) 92 mm/180 teeth
Hope this helps
Cheers