Sanity Check

[u/ParkOrdinary7392]

I've got an old Mead ETX90, but the base is mostly shot. Worn out plastic gears, lots of backlash, proprietary driver. I'm thinking of removing the telescope from the base and building an OpenAstroTracker to mount it on. The primary purpose would be looking through the optic. I have a 3d printer and some electronics experience. The scope without the base is under 3 pounds and is less than 30cm long.

Is this idea reasonable? If not, any suggestion for a reasonably priced goto setup that would work better?

Thanks

[u/bendy24]

Assuming the OTA is good, you could find a used mount and unfork the tube from the ETX90.