My advice as far as focusers go is just get a Feathertouch,I have played around with stock focusers in the past and it's not worth the heart ache ,It is the only part of the optical train that moves it has to be the best money can buy and a Feathertouch is it they just do what you want them to do ,Hold weight and snap in and out of focus then hold that focus as long as you want ,The best.....period .
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Originally Posted by Astrofriend
Hi,
I have a 3" focuser on my APO 5" telescope. High quality and works very fine, except it could slip sometimes in the friction coupling. Even if I set the force higher with the adjust screw it slip sometimes. When the telescope get wet from moisture the water act as an oilfilm and lubricate the axis and steel plate friction surfaces.
Now I must do something about this problem, took the focuser apart yesterday and looked after what was wrong with it. I have as usual documented what I do, for myselfe and all other that maybe have the same problem:
http://www.astrofriend.eu/astronomy/...-friction.html
I will update the page when I have done the first test after my fix.
Any smart ideas how to increase the friction?
/Lars |