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Old 13-07-2009, 11:56 AM
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Servicing a mount?

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I have read several online tutorials about how to service an EQ5 or EQ6 mount, stripping it down etc. although i myself am not good enough will tools to do this.

Does anyone know of anywhere that services these beasts? or am i reaching ...
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Old 13-07-2009, 12:24 PM
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I believe Bintel in Sydney do it. Star Optic on the Gold Coast do too.
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Old 13-07-2009, 12:28 PM
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BINTEL in melbourne
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Old 13-07-2009, 12:43 PM
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Old 14-07-2009, 11:35 AM
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I have had my mount (HEQ5)serviced and some extra bit done to make life easier by Glenn at GTS Engineering at Gorokan NSW (Central Coast).
Phone number is 02-43924904 and was done in a couple of days.
Cost me $220.00 to strip down clean out original grease repack bearing and adjust. And just a service in the furture about $150.00.
They also shortened the legs of my tripod and machined the surfaces of the head on the tripod flat and level. (at extra cost)
Getting it there and picking it up was at my own expence.
Hope this info is helpful.
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Old 14-07-2009, 11:44 AM
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I have had my mount (HEQ5)serviced and some extra bit done to make life easier by Glenn at GTS Engineering at Gorokan NSW (Central Coast).
Phone number is 02-43924904 and was done in a couple of days.
Cost me $220.00 to strip down clean out original grease repack bearing and adjust. And just a service in the furture about $150.00.
They also shortened the legs of my tripod and machined the surfaces of the head on the tripod flat and level. (at extra cost)
Getting it there and picking it up was at my own expence.
Hope this info is helpful.
Thats great, thanks for that. can i ask, what sort of difference did you find, after the work was carried out?
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