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AstroEQ Support / Re: Compatability with standard synscan stepper motors

« on: August 31, 2015, 13:15:25 »

Hi any word on the motors working and howto connect them? Kinda desperate now the dark nights are back to use my scope ,

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AstroEQ Support / Re: Compatability with standard synscan stepper motors

« on: August 04, 2015, 19:05:53 »

Hi tom

Thanks for your reply, your getting me excited now and it maybe a chance that my mount may still live

here are a few photo's of the units them self, part numbers on them i think and the connectors for you.

the one with the plastic guard is the dec motor








Hope this helps as would sure love to have my scope back

atb Mad

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AstroEQ Support / Compatability with standard synscan stepper motors

« on: July 28, 2015, 09:55:00 »

Hi

So basically I purchased a eq3 synscan with a 150p about a year ago 2nd hand, I tried to update the handset and the motor controller on my eq3, unfortunately I purchased the wrong kind of serial converter and couldn't get it to connect, so after getting the right converter I managed to update my handset to V3.7 think it was , after trying to update the controller it didn't work, couldn't connect to it, so after putting everything back together I found that the handset would not find the motor controller.


So I found a spare motor, paid, waited and waited for it to come, to then be told that it was notin stock and various other excuses, so in the end I cancelled, have not been able to use the synscan now for 9 months.

My question is

1. How compatible is the astro eq to the standard steppers you get with a eq3 synscan
2. If they are compatable then how do I convert the connectors on the steppers to st4 for the astro eq?


Thanks for your time

Mad