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dlapoint
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/18/03
Loc: Moncton NB Canada
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non goto cg5
#5587834 - 12/24/12 10:30 PM
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can u buy one of these mounts with motor drives but no go to?
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Mkofski
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/19/11
Loc: Greenfield, Indiana, USA
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Re: non goto cg5
[Re: dlapoint]
#5587851 - 12/24/12 10:40 PM
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Used non-goto models come up for sale here every now and again. One just sold for under $200. Don't think you can buy them new now.
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Jon Isaacs
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Reged: 06/16/04
Loc: San Diego and Boulevard, CA
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Re: non goto cg5
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#5588179 - 12/25/12 08:07 AM
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Used non-goto models come up for sale here every now and again. One just sold for under $200. Don't think you can buy them new now.
The older mounts came standard with extruded aluminum legs and were quite shaky with a substantial scope on them. The stepper motor drives are also slow and quite unresponsive. The CG-5 Advanced Series was available without the GOTO but used the old stepper drives.
I sold my old CG-5 and replaced it with the GOTO version, not because I wanted the GOTO but rather because I wanted the solid tripod and the responsive drives. I use the GOTO mount in the ED North tracking mode, as desired, there is no GOTO. When I push the button to center the target or to slew the scope, something actually happens in a reasonable amount of time.
Jon
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Don Taylor
sage
Reged: 07/12/09
Loc: Kansas
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Re: non goto cg5
[Re: dlapoint]
#5588290 - 12/25/12 10:33 AM
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I just got one of these and I am still learning it. Notice the cost with goto is not much different than the Orion svp with drives (which you might consider)
Nevertheless - several times I've been playing with the mount and do not do the goto alignment. I think it still tracks at the selected rate and you can move the scope with the motors and paddle. In other words it seems to act like a non goto mount if you don't goto align.
Maybe some others on this forum with more experience with this mount can weigh in here.
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dlapoint
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/18/03
Loc: Moncton NB Canada
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Re: non goto cg5
[Re: Don Taylor]
#5588666 - 12/25/12 04:30 PM
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Thanks for the info. I have an eq5 mount now, but wanted sometning a little more stable with tracking. can you use the mount with the goto turned off?
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moynihan
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/22/03
Loc: Lake Michigan Watershed
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Re: non goto cg5
[Re: dlapoint]
#5588678 - 12/25/12 04:47 PM
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I think Orion still sells their version of the CG5? the sky view pro, without goto ( in fact, regular drives are optional)
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