Used Celestron R/A Single Axis Motor Drive for the AstroMaster Telescope

2021-03-22T10:02:39

Good (and only one you can use) motor for this Celestron EQ mount. Strong, adjustable speed, easy to set up. As usual quick no hassle order from web page to porch.

BRIAN R.

2020-12-02T10:57:00

Works well. Delivery was prompt. Good service.

JOSEPH C.

2020-11-24T07:27:28

This odes exactly what it is supposed to do. While not the best solution for RA tracking, the fact that the speed is adjustable allows you to set it for sidereal, but also to track the Moon, just by adjusting the speed. This is not a replacement for true RA motor drive tracking, but for the price it is a very inexpensive alternative that even works on my Vixen GP which is a bigger mount than what it was designed for.

MARK M.

2020-06-10T08:33:31

A good economical addition to my setup

GUILLERMO R.

2016-10-24T11:55:31

When I was young 50 years ago a drive this accurate for this money was only a dream. It is not for dead serious astrophotography but it is a good unit to get going., I use mine all the time--an infinitely variable drive for what 50 bucks or so---come on.

JIM M.

2014-10-12T21:00:00

I bought this as an experiment. The mother board on my c8+ went belly up and couldn't find a replacement. I unsoldered the motor from the circuit board and soldered on leads to a small female jack, wired it to the c8+ drive motor and was back online. I'm looking for a larger knob for finer control, but that's my only complaint. If you want an external power supply buy a 12v to 9v power adapter for (of all things) a portable Medela brand breast pump. Works great.

NORMAN H.

2013-07-15T21:00:00

I purchased this motor drive to attach to an old Tasco equitorial mount tripod that I had mounted a 'Barn Door Sky Tracker' to. My purpose was to use this motor to drive the RA gears on the old mount so I could take long photographic exposures of night sky objects using long focal length lenses...something around 105mm upwards to 300mm. Had to drill a couple of mounting holes to adapt it. The EQ mount uses a 100 tooth worm gear. Initial trials were disappointing until I realized I was running the motor too fast. After a few speed adjustments and experiments I found the right combination of motor speed to use with the 100 tooth gear and the mount tracked very nicely. The main problem I have is that the setup is entirely dependent on how accurately you align the EQ mount to the NCP. It must be aligned very closely. Also, the motor needs to be readjusted from time to time depending on where you point the camera. Overall, the motor worked fine if not a bit finicky at times, but that was for astrophotography purposes on an EQ mount it was not designed for. For simple tracking of objects across the sky for viewing thru a telescope, this motor is a very nice addition at not too much cost.

krb

2013-05-27T21:00:00

drive is great, just as i was hoping, perfect for the 60mm refractor that i purchsed it for, got it for an old 1977 jason refractor with an equitorial mount, jason 313 discoverer! does everything it's desinged to.

Rich

2010-04-10T21:00:00

I use this for astrophoto shooting, motor seems very strong, battery use seems good as advertised, which really surprised me after reading some comments from others on other sites. This works good in cold climate and would recommend to anyone useing a powerseeker scope

Chuck

2008-05-12T21:00:00

Hi, I just bought this Motor drive, I got to tell you that is a piece of junk, it not work, the engine does not have the enough power, the gears destroyed in the first attempt, hope you invest yours 39 box in something else with quality.

Haggy38