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Originally Posted by telemarker
Can someone give me a run down of options for automated focusing setups for refractors. Currently have a FCUSB, so I think I'm just looking for motor options.
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I've got a FCUSB too, and am planning on using it with the swelfocus on my SW f5 Newt crayford if the rain ever stops here.
FYI, The FCUSB is just a simple USB-PWM motor controller and will drive any small geared DC motor, such as the ones available at Jaycar.
If you have any mechanical skills, you could make up a simple mounting bracket on your focusser for one of those. Would drop the cost quite bit.
For simplicity at extra cost, the FCUSB plus the Swelfocus is a good solution, as I believe there are various Ascom and other drivers to use with the FCUSB for automated focussing. I recall Alexn mentioning them in IIS post recently.