We (wife & I) recently purchased a used Celestron 9.25 Ultima. I believe the manufacture date is about 1998.
The collar on the RA drive motor output shaft happened to be loose, and in the process of figuring this out, I discovered that the whole motor and gear box is still available new from Celestron for $75.
Also found out from Celestron that had we had a slightly different model motor, they are no longer available.
Question: We plan to keep this telescope/mount for a long time. Are there any spare parts that we should consider purchasing while we can still get them?
Specs- Aluminum OTA with digital focus. Standard Star Bright multi-coating. DC Servo Quartz drive with 4 speeds and hand contoller for fine adjustment, including DEC motor. Deluxe heavy wedge.
Harry in Hbg PA
The collar on the RA drive motor output shaft happened to be loose, and in the process of figuring this out, I discovered that the whole motor and gear box is still available new from Celestron for $75.
Also found out from Celestron that had we had a slightly different model motor, they are no longer available.
Question: We plan to keep this telescope/mount for a long time. Are there any spare parts that we should consider purchasing while we can still get them?
Specs- Aluminum OTA with digital focus. Standard Star Bright multi-coating. DC Servo Quartz drive with 4 speeds and hand contoller for fine adjustment, including DEC motor. Deluxe heavy wedge.
Harry in Hbg PA
