[Octane (Humayun)]

Sorry to revive an old thread.

Roger, are you able to comment, re: Sharpsky Pro vs RoboFocus?

I have the 3FI RoboFocus, but, I've never been able to use it. When I first bought it and tried setting it up, on my first V-curve run, the focuser decided to ramp in and out constantly. I ended up sending the unit back to the vendor to get it fixed. It took months to get it back. In the mean time, I just got used to using a Bahtinov Mask and the Bat Grabber software to fine tune the focus by hand. Not exactly perfect when dealing with a 55 micron critical focus zone.

On the weekend, I went out to the dark sky property where I had my gear set up and tore it all down (moving to the Sunshine Coast) and noticed that the RoboFocus on/off switch is busted. I opened the unit, and, while the switch can likely be replaced, I like the look of the Sharpsky Pro. I only came across it in an unrelated thread and thought I'd do a search to find more information.

The product looks really well built and the support behind the device looks to be good, too.

Any words of wisdom since you've had it installed? I am wondering whether I continue down the RoboFocus path after fixing the on/off switch, or, just completely switch over to this new snazzy system.

Cheers!

H