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Heavy Eyepieces
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:45 pm
by Tom Walsh
Hi Guys
If you attach a heavy eyepiece to an SCT telescope, for example 1.3 kg eyepiece to a Celestron CPC 9.25, does this cause wear on the telescope drive motors?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:39 pm
by Dave Lillis
yip, you got to have it balanced.
you could cause the axis to slip, gears to prematurely wear and at worst destroy cog teeth and send the motor off into the next life.
You can get OTA sliding counter weight systems, do a quick google search for your scope and I'm sure you'll find one.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 12:35 am
by Dave Lillis
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 5:18 pm
by Tom Walsh
Hi Dave
spotted that one ok, going to hold out for the axiom 31mm.
THERE HAS TO BE A SECONDHAND ONE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE!
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:14 pm
by Dave Lillis
keep looking Tom,
I intend putting up new adds again in astromart for the parts I havent got yet, once a week is acceptable for the same thing.
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 9:23 pm
by Tom Walsh
Hi Dave
Finally bought the Celestron Axiom LX 31mm on ebay for $200.00!
Happy days
Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 7:49 pm
by Dave Lillis
wow, thats a super catch Tom,
dont suppose you saw the barlowed laser in there aswell
Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 10:37 pm
by Roy Stewart
Hey Dave...
Check this out and see what
u think.......
http://www.astrosystems.biz/laser.htm
Cheers Roy
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:07 pm
by Dave Lillis
nah, not really Roy,
What we want is something along the lines of these
"THE #2069-SB SELF BARLOWED 2" LASER COLLIMATOR"
see
http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/laser.html
over 400$ worth !
or better yet , a glatter tublug (TUbular Barlowed pLUG) laser setup,
http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid ... -137-12343
with a laser
http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid ... -137-12349
over 300$ worth,
Cant seem to get them on amart
We might have to get them new.
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:56 pm
by Dave Lillis
Tom Walsh wrote:Hi Dave
Finally bought the Celestron Axiom LX 31mm on ebay for $200.00!
Happy days
So Tom, has the monster arrived yet ?
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 9:39 pm
by Tom Walsh
Hi Dave,
No sign of it yet
Hopefully customs won't mistake it for a hand grenade and seize it!
Can't wait to get my hands on it!