The power is sufficient to drive the two motors in the old Celestron orange tube models. Stepper motors have at least 5 wires and are driven by low voltages and are consequently safer in operation. They are suitable for fast movements, up to 50x sidereal rate depending on the version, without great expense. They also possess much higher torques for heavy telescopes. We offer 3 types for different loads.
All motors have a connector to the drive box.
The DC motor is not capable of any constant speed unless it has position feedback with expensive electronics. We provide a declination option to drive such a motor. These systems have the ability to drive Synchronous or Stepper motor for the RA drive. Power is required at 12V DC up to 0.6 amp. In common with our other drive boxes the RA motor is always driven and the handset only provides the adjustments.