Sorry Andrew , the iEQ45 uses 130mm Dia / 216 tooth on its RA and 115mm Dia/192 tooth on its Dec .
Exactly the same as the EQ6 ,
I have one now and its a very ,very good mount .
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Originally Posted by Kal
The iEQ45 has potential on paper, but as I've seen all too many times with astronomy gear the performance of it can only be judged by actual user use and reviews.
To me the biggest difference between this and the EQ6 are the bigger worm gears (RA 130mm 216T & DEC 115mm 192T for the iEQ45 Vs 90mm 180T on both RA & DEC for the EQ6), and the use of servo motors instead of stepper motors. I am not too sure about how it will perform because of the belt drive - are there any other mounts out there that are belt driven and if so how does it perform?
I hope that it is a performer, it would be wonderful to have another mount option out there.
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