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morden8uk
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Reged: 03/01/05
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Loc: Southampton, England
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Hi All,
Are you able to use this mount on an existing CG5 tripod.. i.e if bought with the aluminium tripod version then swap to my cg5 steel legged one? cna this be done?. Is it a standard EQ/CG5 tripod it uses?.
Here is the product im talking about
http://www.f1cameras.co.uk/accessories_shop.php?id=636&level=
Thanks
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StargazerBill
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Reged: 01/27/07
Posts: 521
Loc: Catawba, VA
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I have an AZ4 and love it. The steel legs that come with it look identical to my SVP legs, however I have not actually tried it. Not sure about the CG5. I would call or email SW USA. When I bought my mount they were very quick to reply to my questions. It's worth exploring. The mount is excellent.
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Orion XT6i
Meade 8" SCT
Sky-Watcher 10" Dob
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morden8uk
sage
Reged: 03/01/05
Posts: 473
Loc: Southampton, England
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Thanks for the reply. I can confirm its an EQ5 I have at the moment, and not a CG5 as thought. I hope it is swapable... any other help is greatly received.
Cheers from across the pond!.
Rob
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Orion Optics [UK] SPX200 8" f6 Newtonian
Celestron ED80 f7 Refractor
EQ5 with DK3 photo drives on a steel leg tripod
* 7mm Antares Ortho *
* 10.5mm Research Grade Ortho
* 12.5mm Smart Astro SPL *
* 20mm Parks Gold *
* 25mm Sterling *
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mattyfatz
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Reged: 12/27/06
Posts: 1296
Loc: Boise Idaho
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I could be way off here... But I think the CG5 tripod and the AZ4 NEQS tripod are exactly the same. I think there made in the same factory in China.
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**Matty**
Stimulating the economy, one piece of equipment at a time.   
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morden8uk
sage
Reged: 03/01/05
Posts: 473
Loc: Southampton, England
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This is what I think?... now I have the EQ5 tripod currently, and I had used that tripod under the EQ3 mount before... so I hope this is all swapable stuff.
Has anyone actually removed the AZ4 mount from the tripod?.. could anyone check this for me, thanks
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Orion Optics [UK] SPX200 8" f6 Newtonian
Celestron ED80 f7 Refractor
EQ5 with DK3 photo drives on a steel leg tripod
* 7mm Antares Ortho *
* 10.5mm Research Grade Ortho
* 12.5mm Smart Astro SPL *
* 20mm Parks Gold *
* 25mm Sterling *
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mattyfatz
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/27/06
Posts: 1296
Loc: Boise Idaho
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Have you called over to Astronomics, OPT or High Point Scientific ?
These folks are VERY knowledgeable in this sort of thing. They may have models sitting right in front of them on the showroom floor that they can try it out on. I know I've anwered a bunch of questions over the years with a quick phone call.
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**Matty**
Stimulating the economy, one piece of equipment at a time.
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