I had a close look at the picture at AOE and their eq3-c looks a little different to my eq-3. Too many Chinese copies of Chinese copies of Japanese mounts. I think Andrews is still selling the mount that I have for $199. I use mine with an 80mm f9 Stellarvue which is quite heavy for its size. Previously I used the mount with an 80 short tube without a counterweight or counterweight bar.
The Stellarvue is the first decent refractor I've had - I like those instant sharp views of solar system objects.
-Tony
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