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EQ6-R pro upgrade in 15 minutes without taking it apart!
This is a simple guide on how you can get better performance and ease of use out of your new Eq6-R pro. My hope is it helps people with lighter set ups get proper balance. And maybe even better overall tracking. The mount is amazing and this trick will make it even better.
Big shout out to Skywatcher who makes the mount and to a channel called -Explore Learn share- for bringing this trick to You tube.
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@joihaynes9315 But if it is the same as when I was doing it. You just need to work the metal back and forth slowly until it pulls straight off. They may have made them different, so you can't refill them anymore. I'm not saying they did. I just haven't seen one in a long time, so I can't say if that's the problem or not.
Just wanted to check if I take the polar scope out will I have to align again. Brilliant video.
Sorry just seen this. No it should go back in the exact same place as before.
And thank you for your kind words my friend. I wish I had more content out. But I've been really side tracked. But I will eventually get the videos I have in the works out. Thank you for your view😊
hi and thank you for the video! Just a question: when you unthread the black cylinder of RA axis the clutch of RA should be tighten or not? thank you again!
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Thank you for solving my problem. After using it for 6 years, I guess that low temperature and dust caused it to become super tight. After your trick, smooth as a butter. I am preparibg it for remote observatory so I am doing much needed maintainance. This was a super helpul tutorial
I'm excited to see that this helped. Thank you for taking the time to leave the kind comment as well. I do plan making more videos in the future. I'm just finding it hard to have time right now. But I am working on making time.
Awesome video! I have the AZ-EQ6R Pro - as someone else commented they have. I’m very new to this whole hobby - I have the SVBony 550 122mm and a 30mm SVBony guide scope with the ASI 120mm-S. I only have a non-modified Canon DSLR to dork with for the time being. I’ll have to see how the AZ-EQ6R Pro is for these adjustments. Keep up the great work - you have a great teaching ability. I subscribed.
That's amazing! Hope you stay with it. I've been lacking to say the least, this year. But the weather is finally a bit cooler. So I'm heading out soon. Nice set up by the way. I almost got the svbony myself. But it was still a newish company. But I've since heard good things. I love to check out yours results. I still haven't had time to hook up the guide scope and camera I bought 🙃
Great, how is the svbony550 doing? I plan on getting the smaller version.
Great video, Thank you 👍
Thx Joe. I picked up a used EQ6R recently and just followed your steps. Works well. However, I also have an AZ-EQ6 R and I am curious if anyone has similar procedures for that mount. It’s a little different.
I genuinely believe that this procedure will work for any Mount but would be hesitant to recommend it unless I had done it myself. I will take a look to see if I can find anything on it and let you know.
Need some astro! Where are your new videos?
Where are you?
Hey Astro Joe - thanks for this easy and effective tip for my mount.
"EQ6R-Pro Sticky Axes Quick Fix (No disassembly required!) [DIY]" by CZcams channel "Explore Learn Share"
A toothpick is perfect
New video plz
I got one in the works. So look out for it in the next couple of weeks🙂
@@astroadventures3559 thx
Can't you refill it from the mouth piece directly?
Well I'm sure this is of no use by now. But I don't get comments on here sometimes. Then end up finding them way later after it's to late. But the answer,as far as I know, is no. But I stopped using these a long time ago now. But no worries. I never went back to cigs luckily. I was able to find a Vape store near me that has good prices on a real vape device that is a lot more satisfying to smoke on with a much lower Nic content. Thanks for commenting on my video 😊
I think you will find that the 2 holes on the face of the black nut are for a 2 prong c spanner for adjusting it😎
I use 50% nicotine and got 500ml bottle for 65.00
Man...Skywatcher overtightens these so much
mine stops hitting after i refill them, anybody can help?
Try using a different coil. That usually what I do.
Hey dude😊 You're appreciated!! Phone works great for this info! Nice job.
Yea I wouldn't use a razor blade I've cut myself opening them up just on the plastic itself
I'm getting an EQ6-R. When reinstalling the polar scope, will it need to be realigned to the RA? Thanks for the easy way to fix the mount.
Sorry can you do that again? I was looking at the cute dude. Lol
Excellent video, thank you very much!
Just a comment: in mechanical systems, backlash can actually improve accuracy. In battle tanks, the weight of the main armament and the loading mechanism/breech behind it, enclosed inside the turret, there is always a bit of backlash. When aiming the main armament, we always finished our 'lay' in depression, meaning that we would elevate the gun slightly between firing the large rounds, and then depress the gun until it was back to our aiming point. This relied on mechanical backlash. Our results were excellent, and it improved our accuracy. I believe that the same principles can be used on telescope mounts. Letting the scope be slightly unbalanced, say to the tune of about three or four ounces, will ensure that the scope moves at the same rate on either side of the declination or RA scale. When it goes over the top, it will tilt the other way the distance of the mesh gap, but stay there, just as it did on the other side of TDC for the coordinates being used.
Help 😕. With the ra I can’t get that black ring to move one bit. I loosened all the screws and tried it with screws in the two holes and a stewdriver but no movement 🙁
Make sure the clutch is locked and look up a tool called a pin wrench. It has 2 pins on a pliers looking tool. That's the correct tool. Also make sure you didn't strip the Allen screws and the are actually backing out enough. Let me know what happens.
Grand merci pour cette vidéo, j'ai du un peu adapter pour ma vieille monture EQ6 et batailler pour dévisser l'AD mais j'y suis arrivé et tout fonctionne à merveille.
Can you post a English translation please? I can't copy your text. I would love to hear the feedback.
Great, thanks for the tip, my 1st gen EQ6 works great now. I had to put a piece of inner tube around the AD crown so as not to damage the thread. Big thanks
Great 💡😃. I'm happy to hear it worked for you as well. And thankyou for sharing your experience with us😊
Listen bro you did a horrible job at narrating and not explaining what needed to be done in this video. It doesn't match the title at all. I'm sure you can do better than this.
Listen bro you did a horrible job at narrating and not explaining what needed to be done in this video. It doesn't match the title at all. I'm sure you can do better than this.
Listen bro you did a horrible job at narrating and not explaining what needed to be done in this video. It doesn't match the title at all. I'm sure you can do better than this.
Listen bro you did a horrible job at narrating and not explaining what needed to be done in this video. It doesn't match the title at all. I'm sure you can do better than this.
Listen bro you did a horrible job at narrating and not explaining what needed to be done in this video. It doesn't match the title at all. I'm sure you can do better than this.
Listen bro you did a horrible job at narrating and not explaining what needed to be done in this video. It doesn't match the title at all. I'm sure you can do better than this.
I did this precidure and now it is more difficult if not impossible to balance the scope I wonder if there is a reason this not done at the factory.
I've not seen anyone have that experience. If you read through the comments on the video you will see how many people it worked for. I wonder if maybe you made it a little to lose. I'm sorry you had a bad experience. But from what I understand, it's a normal adjustment that is made by most who buy this mount. I really hope you get it figured out. Best of luck.🤞
Of course it will be harder as you will then need to find perfect balance! Prior to this, finding true balance is almost Impossible due to how tight everything is, so it feels "easier"
Thanks for the update, I have been able to get good balance with the mount now.
Hey Joe, It's Asher! I'm really sorry for what happened a few months ago (The event was not very good anyway I was too nervous). I messaged you on Facebook, just wanted to ask you how you were doing. Hopefully we can still talk sometime in the future.
My EQ6-R Pro was reaaaally tight in RA when I got it, so much so that it was hard to find good balance, but I have a vey light setup on it so guiding hasn't been all that bad the past year I've used the mount. Finally got around to do this and following your very clear instructions, it was not difficult at all. It so much looser in RA after this adjustment which will make it a lot easier to find the correct balance. Thank you for this. Once these clouds disappear, I'll see how my guiding is.
Man I'm just really happy it helped even if it is just a few people that came across my channel. I've been wanting to do more videos but just haven't found the time. But I do have some good ones planned about the eq6r pro. Just got to get through all this hurricane work from the hurricane we just had down here in Florida. I do patio screens so I'm sure you can understand why I'm so busy LOL
And by the way your kind and encouraging words are very motivating and appreciated 🙂 so thankyou for that.
I'd be willing to bet that if you put a scope on there that was closer to the mount's maximum capacity, you'd find you've introduced play into the system.
I've tested and had a bunch of people test this method and haven't had anyone complain of any play introduction. But not to say it can't happen. Just that all of the feedback has been positive. And I'm sure if you back it off to much you could absolutely add some slack to it. But it's as simple as using the same method to tighten it a little to take the play back out if you upgrade to a bigger rig. I usually run off results and not speculation. And all of the test I've done and people are reporting on this video are positive results. So if you find something different after trying it, please feel free to share those results. Maybe in a video so we can see your findings though.
Thank you . Can you recommend a battery to run this mount. Ugh! Someone told me a Celestron power tank would work . Nope the plug is different. Why in the Haeckel do they not supply a power supply when you give them over $2,000????
Man I struggled with that as well. I just wanted a simple answer, and everything was confusing trying to find a good power source. But if you go to Amazon they have a good power plug for it. It takes the car lighter plug on one side and wall🔌 for the other side. Then I used a power converter that you can buy at Walmart. It does jump starting as well. Witch is good because I use a AC/DC converter for my computer and everything else. That one hooks up to my truck battery and I screwed it down to the top of my air cleaner. But you don't want to leave your truck running the whole time you're out there. So that's why it's nice to have the jump/ converter to run some of the other stuff.
If you want I'll dig it out of the bag and see exactly what brand and type it is so you know 100% the one you buy will work. Let me know.
@@astroadventures3559 I think I can make it work I bought a Pegasus power cord for eq6 r and a asiair plus . I believe I can power it with the 12v 5A outputs
Cool yes I just bought both of those. I think the Pegasus cord with work with the Celestron battery. I also found an A/C adapter for the asiair plus for $8.95 (some of these astral sites want $25-$40 for the same A/C adapter! Of course lots of these accessories and other stuff are backordered for a couple weeks to a month. Bought it from the ZWO ASI site
Great information, keep posting I have the same mount 👍!! One one love from NYC
Thanks Dad I really appreciate the encouragement. I do plan on posting again soon. I've just been busy trying to clean up after that bad hurricane we got. Life's been a bit distracting but we're heading back into Orion season so I'll be back out there in no time. Plus here in Florida the bugs are a lot better during the winter time.
Great video!! My problem is I’m still having trouble unscrewing the black RA dial after turning the 4 grub screws at least 4 full turns. Using a strap wrench still won’t loosen it. Suggestions?
We'll I would maybe back the grubs out a little bit more and then use either a big pair of channel locks or the wrench that was actually made for it has two little nubs that go in the holes In The front of the black dial. It's called a pin wrench. That should do the trick. They really over tighten those things. And that's why we have the problem with the stickiness. Hope this helped a little at least. Good luck l, and please let me know if it still isn't working😊
Great video! Doing this noticeably improved my guiding performance. I'm only about six months into the hobby and have been using the EQ6-R Pro for the last 2-3 months. Recently I've been having problems guiding my 127mm refractor. Following this tutorial has really helped, and it got me thinking about the importance of balance more generally. Why does a $2,000 mount ship with this kind of issue?
You know I'm not really sure why. But i assume it's from mass production losing a bit of quality control. But I wanted to say I really appreciate your interaction on my video here. It's the first I tried to make. So having inquiries like yours made it way with it😊
Thanks! This worked perfectly.
No problem man. I'm just really happy it helped out😊
A super big thanks for this excellent tutorial
Hey a super big thank you to you for stopping by and checking it out! And taking the time to like and comment. It helps with my channel so much: )
Are you using freebase OR salt nic to refill?
It's just a regular 6mg nic. But you can use salt nic. Works the same, but salt nic is better for this type of vape.
This is great, Joe! My declination was terribly tight, so I got in there and fixed…however, two of the 3 grub screws somehow became either stripped or just not grabbing the internal threads any more. So it won’t tighten back (just spins). I believe I can replace those grubs by taking off that whole housing (where the counterweight bar is)? A little nervous to do, but….
hey thank you so much for the positive feedback!!! And I'm sorry to hear about your grub screw not retightening. I'm gonna do a little Research tonight and I will link some info about easy fixes for your situation. I know how it feels man. I'm really nervous when it comes to taking my brand new Mount apart as well 😆
@@astroadventures3559 that would be great, Joe! I have seen a few hyper tune videos where if u just keep unscrewing the whole declination tightening mechanism after u loosen the 3 grubs, the whole thing just drops out. I THINK the grubs are then right there, inside the black tube that’s left. It is awfully intimidating tho. And I was SHOCKED to see 2 of the 3 strip that easily.
I can see the diffirace from here.
It pushed my tracking up to about 3 and 1/2 4 minute exposures with that light setup. Before I was running two and a half to three minutes sometimes a little bit more depending on the target. So it's definitely a worthwhile adjustment to make. In a fairly easy one. I definitely didn't want to open my mouth up with his new as it is.
@@astroadventures3559 I did the same but cause a little damage to black ring. Goddammid they force that thing in there real good. I stick 2 screws on that front faceing holes and turn that thing with metal bar. Now it turns smootly and I just track 300 second with skywatcher matsutov newt 190 and I don't care about that damaged paint job.
Joe, Great video. My mount was very stiff as well after it came back from a repair. The dec adjustment was easy. Moving the black smooth 'nut' when adjusting the RA proved to be a problem for me as well. I put a piece of gaffer's tape around the smooth surface and that allowed the rubber belt wrench to grip. Any residue from the tape was removed with a quick wipe with acetone on the cloth. I also found taking off the screw to adjust the angle of the mount in the back out gave me more room to get a better grip on the black 'nut'.
Awesome information thanks for the tip.
Hey man thank you for your kind words, and no problem glad I could help😃 I appreciate the view and comment as well🙂