Dec motor drive value?

[ColHut (Colin)]

Dear all,

If I had an SV-1 mount with a RA drive only (it has no fitting for a dec drive) - would I miss the dec drive (which might be found on an EQ-3-2 with dual axis drives)? How much would I miss it? What does it do?

cheers
WOl

[citivolus (Ric)]

Basically it would make it easier to track while observing, but you would still have to do your slews manually. This could be acceptable for visible use on a budget.

[ColHut (Colin)]

Ta for that. I was really wondering about the dual axis drive versus single axis and whether they ahd PEC.

[ColHut (Colin)]

Hmmm I'm beginning to wonder if no one out there has ever owned an SV-1 or EQ-3 mount...or are too embarrassed to admit it

cheers