G'day Brad,
2 years ago I purchased an EQ6,the prior 18yrs I used an spdx vixen mount.during that time I adjusted the worm and wheel once.
Since purchasing the Eq6 I have lapped the worm and wheel twice with improving results .After that I purchsed an fs2 drive unit from Germany with 2 sanyo denki motors, replacing the old synta motors which actually produced there own PE.
Since then I have produced reasonable images both with ccd and film.For the last 6 months this mount has been a thorn in the side as far as consistancy goes.By that I mean adjusting the worm and wheel at least once a month,you cannot tighten the bolts up to much because you'll stripp them easily.
To be fair I paid $1500.00 for the mount (new) so really even after all the work I have put into this mount it still is'nt doing the job,primarily because of the material that the actual housing is made of which essentually is crap!being a cheap grade of aluminium cast,given the extreme accuracy that is required of mounts in ccd imaging the EQ6 is a good mount for observing only!
Yesterday I ordered an Atlux which I know will meet all the criteria I need.Vixen do produce quality gear.The Chinese still have a long ,long way to go.
Regards Dave
