Is my first mount and overall it does a pretty good job on keeping my skywatcher 127 mak steady. Main Issues are setting circles which don't lock in when tightened so can't really be used properly plus some stiffness in the slow motion controls or seems to even jam. Some errors in the instructional diagrams about setting circles.
Skywatcher EQ3-2 Deluxe
Rating (max 5):
4
Good enough - Tom
The mount is easy to set up and once polar aligned keeps track of objects well. It's also solidly built and the vibration levels are reasonable.
However, the slow motion controls can be quite stiff at times, even jamming completely occasionally. It is also worth pointing out that that the setting circles are pretty useless, but they do look quite nice on the mount.
The altitude adjustment bolts on my mount have also bent, which makes it tricky to get a good polar alignment.
It is reasonable for the price, but the bendy bolts and stiffness let it down.
