Motor Drive for Vixen Porta Mount?

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:48 pm

I am trying to get a motor drive for my porta mount. Found this JMI micro-slewing DC drive.

Any comments/review/experience on this drive? Are there better motor drive alternatives?

Just sent an email to Joo Beng. Waiting for his reply.

http://www.astronomics.com/main/product ... t_id/MSVPM

tungkian · Post by **tungkian** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:05 pm

not much use..it's more of a gimmick..cause the slewing is not computer controlled, the mount will not be able to "follow" the celestial object.

if u really want a tracking alt az, get an ioptron

Post by **weixing** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:35 pm

Hi,
Yap... there is no simple tracking motor drive for Alt-Az mount. If you want tracking for Alt-Az mount, it need to be a GOTO (computerised) Alt-Az mount... unless you are at the north or south pole.

Have a nice day.