· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 TileArt member Reged: 09/13/12 Loc: Fort Collins, Colorado Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is?       #5468872 - 10/13/12 08:25 PM Attachment (49 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Anyone know what this mount is or who makes it? Post Extras:       TileArt member Reged: 09/13/12 Loc: Fort Collins, Colorado Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: TileArt]       #5468876 - 10/13/12 08:26 PM Attachment (22 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's the control box for the motors - never seen it before. (That doesn't mean much, though. ) Post Extras:       Mkofski professor emeritus Reged: 07/19/11 Loc: Greenfield, Indiana, USA Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: TileArt]       #5468908 - 10/13/12 08:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rodger, Don't know who make the mount but I bought one here on CN listed as a "CG5 clone" from scopehead. I found that it was Ok for what it was - a cheep GEM. Post Extras:       *skyguy* Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/31/08 Loc: Western New York Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: TileArt]       #5468976 - 10/13/12 09:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I see you have this mount for sale on eBay. Well, this is where this mount originally came from. It's an unnamed Chinese CG-5 clone that sold for around $229 on the 'Bay about two years ago for a short time. Here's a post from a CN member who bought one: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=lxd55&Number=3672544&Forum=f41&Words="CG5%20clone"&Searchpage=0&Limit=99&Main=3671190&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=3&newertype=y&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post3672544 There were other posts about this mount on CN around the same time. Post Extras:       TileArt member Reged: 09/13/12 Loc: Fort Collins, Colorado Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: *skyguy*]       #5468983 - 10/13/12 09:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Mkofski, guess I'll suck it up and be patient to get the cg-5. I'm not the one selling it, skyguy, I just noticed it on ebay and wondered if it was worth bidding on. Thanks for the link, though. Post Extras:       Mkofski professor emeritus Reged: 07/19/11 Loc: Greenfield, Indiana, USA Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: TileArt]       #5469001 - 10/13/12 10:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rodger, It was not a bad mount for a smallish OTA. Worked well for manual push-to with an 80mm refractor and a 150mm Mak. It was easier to use than the CG5 I had for a quick look. Had to keep the tripod legs fully retracted. I think I paid about $160 new for it. Post Extras:       joseph07081 super member Reged: 11/26/05 Loc: Cranberry, PA Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: Mkofski]       #5469714 - 10/14/12 12:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That looks exactly like the mount that came with my Konus 130 mak. I did a tune up on it and it works well enough for what it is. The weak link seems to be the tripod as the legs are very thin metal and the fittings are mostly plastic. Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Can anyone tell me what EQ mount this is? [Re: joseph07081]       #5469754 - 10/14/12 12:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks to me like one of the clone GP mounts sold by Konus after they stopped selling Synta stuff. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 11 registered and 31 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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