Heavy Eyepieces

Tom Walsh · Post by **Tom Walsh** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:45 pm

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?

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:39 pm

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.

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sat May 14, 2011 12:35 am

Tom,
were you looking for this eyepiece ?
http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/de ... _id=732135

Tom Walsh · Post by **Tom Walsh** » Sat May 14, 2011 5:18 pm

Hi Dave
spotted that one ok, going to hold out for the axiom 31mm.
THERE HAS TO BE A SECONDHAND ONE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE!

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sat May 14, 2011 8:14 pm

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.

Tom Walsh · Post by **Tom Walsh** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:23 pm

Hi Dave
Finally bought the Celestron Axiom LX 31mm on ebay for $200.00!
Happy days

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sat May 21, 2011 7:49 pm

wow, thats a super catch Tom,

dont suppose you saw the barlowed laser in there aswell

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:37 pm

Hey Dave...

Check this out and see what
u think.......
http://www.astrosystems.biz/laser.htm

Cheers Roy

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sun May 22, 2011 1:07 pm

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.

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Thu May 26, 2011 4:56 pm

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 ?

Tom Walsh · Post by **Tom Walsh** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:39 pm

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!