[The_bluester (Paul)]

Still thinking about a remount, however I have thought of a reason to take the heat off the idea (Silly me)

I have to do a bit of experimenting to see if the mount will run the RA motor in EQ mode (Azimuth motor when not mounted on a wedge) without a star alignment then I could use that function to do the tracking when wedge mounted, allowing me to release clutches, maually point and lock up again while ignoring any star alignment (As it becomes irrelevant) and using the mount only as a clock drive.

If the mount will not run the RA drive in EQ mode without a star alignment then I could wedge mount it, do a simple one star alignment to get the RA motor running and then ignore the mount, if I want the Goto function to work I could simply switch off, power up again and carry out a star alignment then off it goes as an automated scope.

The only issue is getting a wedge for it, Celestron products seem to have got very expensive in Australia since I bought this scope (With a CPC800 being slightly more costly now than I paid for the 925 and a new 925 being over a thousand more) and the cheapest I have seen the current Celestron wedge is about $650 here in AU. Expensive enough to be offputting but not expensive enough compared to the US to really be worth tracking one down and importing it myself.