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Old 29-07-2008, 01:15 AM
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Slo Mo Focus On the Cheap

Hi Erwin
Congratulations on getting your new scope cranking.
Those sharp daytime pix suggest some good results to come.
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Originally Posted by helioz View Post
What sort of mod are you trying on your focuser to reduce movement during adjustment? I have been thinking about how I could fit a little motor+gearbox to my focuser.
The mod for my focuser is pretty basic, but it seems to reduce the vibration caused by focus adjustment. I had a couple of spare slow motion flex drives after they were removed to fit the motor drive. I made a shaft adapter so I could replace one of the focus knobs with a flex drive. the larger diameter knob gives a finer adjustment. The lathe work was done by a friend.
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