Cody
10-02-2015, 12:55 AM
Some stupid questions.
1) With the RA and DEC clutches on an AZ-EQ6, are these meant to be tight or loose while slewing with the handset?
It seems obvious that they should be loose while point the mount by hand (or during transport)... but sometimes the way people write about it with the motor slewing it seems like maybe they should be tightened in that case?
2) I have a refractor and after I attach my camera in prime focus the focuser just slides all the way down to the bottom... it's too heavy to focus (I have to support some of the weight in my hand and focus that way). Are they all like that, or is it bad, or are you meant to point it somewhere horizontal and focus and lock it earlier in the night?
Thanks
1) With the RA and DEC clutches on an AZ-EQ6, are these meant to be tight or loose while slewing with the handset?
It seems obvious that they should be loose while point the mount by hand (or during transport)... but sometimes the way people write about it with the motor slewing it seems like maybe they should be tightened in that case?
2) I have a refractor and after I attach my camera in prime focus the focuser just slides all the way down to the bottom... it's too heavy to focus (I have to support some of the weight in my hand and focus that way). Are they all like that, or is it bad, or are you meant to point it somewhere horizontal and focus and lock it earlier in the night?
Thanks