StellarDrive EQ6R / 6R Pro

DARKFRAME StellarDrive™ 6R  (EQ6-R and EQ6-R Pro)

(Stated price is for upgrade to customers own mount)

Our StellarDrive™ rebuild is the transformational iteration of an EQ6-R/Pro mount. 

Take one Celestron CGEMII cast body, beef up the base with bigger M20 bolts cure to the NEQ6 issues, and use the same gears. Add belt drive from the AZEQ6GT motors and motherboard, and there you have it  - the new SkyWatcher EQ6-R.

Alledgedly, a more accurate evolution of the ubiquitous EQ6, but with the RA encoder from the EQ6-R, which does slightly improve things as a stock mount. Like the AZEQ6GT, 18kg is the sweetspot for imaging, 25kg for visual, using the same NEMA 17 motors.

Check out how our StellarDrive™ 6R/Pro mounts compares in our performance charts.

Our tuning methodology provides a more detailed approach, using higher performance lubricants that help the mount perform better, which have been tested extensively over several years. 

As part of the StellarDrive™ rebuild, we now also upgrade the main DEC and RA axis bearings with our own treated versions. We also include new (threadlocked) stainless steel bolts and screws to make your mount factory fresh. We also upgrade the rubber belts to the poly ones used in the Rowan Belt Kit for better longevity. It is a very comprehensive upgrade.
 

StellarDrive™ 6-R Series Notes:

The EQ6-R mount typically runs at 20-30 arcsecs from new unguided in independent tests. Once tuned and rebuilt our mounts run circa ±7.5 arcsecs, and circa 0.3-0.5 arcsecs RMS guided is often reported by our customers under load.

Our Bonneville Build Type for StellarDrive is to v6.3.2 or v6.3.5 for our HD version for long optical telescope assemblies.

The RA/DEC StellarDrive SPX worm-gears just spin freely when upgraded with our new treated and tested Hybrid Ceramic bearings. We replace the main 6 axis bearings with our own treated items and precisely re-hone the RA casting cut-away. This provides our StellarDrive 6R with stictionless balance, so you can achieve perfect tracking. The DEC is equally free, and rotates unaided due to the mass of the knobs on the clamp. As with our tuned EQ6's, periodic error has been reduced to ±7.5 arcsecs or lower, and the StellarDrive 6R ULTRA (Uyuni 6.2.x) promises an even lower PE with a even smoother sine-wave path that can be easily guided. This will result in a super low guiding error of just circa 0.16-0.25 arc-seconds RMS under PHD2 (weather permitting).

A StellarDrive™ Mount also sports Hydrogen Red Ergo Levers. It also comes with product badges and a Upgrade Certificate and unique serial number. 

Other customer supplied examples are available upon request.

E&OE - Mount Build Specification and components used subject to change without notice. Example EQ mount tracking performance is not guaranteed, and is subject to the age and condition of the Donor Mount. Re-build price does not include the mount.