Dob Tubes

[mick pinner]

Could someone please tell me if the rotation bits on the sides of the tubes on a dobsonian can be taken of when used on a german equitorial and which scope is the better of the Bintel and Andrews versions or indead are they the same. l'm refering to the 12" model. Thanks.

[ballaratdragons]

They are identical Mick. The Bintel one has a Bintel sticker on it though! The GS 12" 'Deluxe' has the works: cooling fan, Crayford focuser, Matt Black inside the tube, BK7 glass.

Yes the round bearings come off. They are held on with only 2 screws (nuts and Philips head bolts actually), and easy to get off!

Which EQ mount will you be using? I was wondering myself which EQ mount would hold the 12".

[frogman]

Ditto that....
photography....... once i learn where all the bits are up there :P

got a link for an EQ mount that would hold that weight and still be stable ?

ANthony

[frogman]

16" german type EQ mount . (http://www.opticsplanet.net/meade-starfinder-eq-telescope.html)

mound this, looking for more !

Anthony

[frogman]

http://4dw.net/svdgoto/noharmd.htm


And

http://4dw.net/svdgoto/custom.htm

dont knnow if they send to aus... but its a start

[mick pinner]

Ken, a friend of mine has a 12" on a Skywatcher eq6 and with extra counterweights takes the tube without any trouble at all.

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks Mick. I'll keep an eye out for a second-hand one here in Oz.

Ta mate. See ya when I am back on line.

[slice of heaven]

What's wrong with the 10" Mick?

[mick pinner]

Slice, the 10" is fine, the dob tube isn't for me, a friend of mine is just getting into astronomy and were looking at putting the tube on an eq mount for him. The trouble is it looks like you cannot buy a tube assembly on it's own you have to buy the mount as well.
I never really used the 10" because l found the meade not long after l bought it but since l've set it up l must say that the views are really quite good and the eq6 is a very solid mount maybe if l had of used it a bit more l never would of bought the meade.

[slice of heaven]

Sorry Mick I thought it was for you.
No they dont sell the ot seperate. As you now know.
You can buy the whole scope or just the mirror.
I asked prior to buying mine.

Slice