Can an electronic AZ drive be adapted to this mount or is one even available from Orion?
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I don't think so. Orion has the AutoTracker for $199, but it's not always favorably reviewed. Search Jim's Telescopes or JMI for information on other makers of alt az drives. Someone is going to make a good small one soon. Meade already makes a good one for medium size and large Dobsonians. The Dobsonian is probably the most fun you'll have with an astronomical telescope. Period.
2010153
YEs, make sure that you "mount" the drive correctly first otherwise it won't work. Suggest that TRIM be enabled as well. There should be some installation videos online as well to help you get it working.
484266
I don't know, sorry. Perhaps you could contact DRIVE web site for further information.
1535202
there should be an owners manual. check the Orion website. Otherwise return it to Amazon and have them ship a replacement. I returned my first one and the replacement was perfect.
283850
i use Orion Min-EQ Tabletop Equatorial Telescope Mount. that's enough for me
2180283
The drive will mount up, but i found out that it did not fit in my dell laptop (too tall) so i went with a newmodeus model (at 4x the price) and it was a direct factory replacement (same slant on the bezel as well) so it really depends on your drive height limitation.
1868046
There are much easier ways to move your data than removing the optical drive and installing a second internal - which you would also need.I would hire a competent person to do the data migration for you. "Buy a sled" isn't really the solution.
188096
If you want, I found this online, see if it helps?: http://www.telescope.com/Orion-StarShoot-USB-Eyepiece-Camera-II/p/102298.uts
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No.I believe you can purchase an adapter for the optical drive location and place a second HDD in there. This will replace your current optical drive of course, so you would have to decide if that's something you can live without or you could purchase an external optical drive.
1922570
Yes you can but for astrography a motorized mount is almost a necessity. Manual tracking for long exposures is quite a daunting task.
1761645
The sky can be manually scanned with the motors on, using the directional pad buttons. However, the alt az is fixed by the mount itself. The scope is easily placed on a gem mount without the alt az motorized fork for manual adjustments.
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We do not have any specific drives to recommend we suggest you search under the following categories online, "slot load optical drives"
773177
I do not know for sure but I believe you would find a much better mounting solution by searching for BlendMount or ProClip as they specialize in those kind of mounts.
2173669
I just mount mine to the side 5.25" bay with 1 screw on one side to hold it, works fine.They are very light weight drives, don't need much to mount it.
1992147
Yes, there are several 5.25" bays in which you can install one. Behind the front door are removable blanks to expose them. Of course, I haven't had an optical drive now in... 3 years, but there's no reason why you can't have a couple!
2131105
I would be happy to answer if you reword your question. I still have the mount and love it, so I can check and possibly give you pictures to answer your question graphically
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You can buy a rack mount from here: http://www.shop.cygolite.com/category.sc?categoryId=74