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Old 26-07-2015, 08:49 PM
Dennis
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese View Post
Quite similar results to Dennis. I really like it. Works really easily but a bit of a pain to PA. I will have to get accustomed to the polar scope. Other than that these are a nice piece of kit.
For the PA illuminator, I ditched the OEM one (powered by a CR2032 battery) as my copy did not turn off, the red LED just dimmed but there was no <click> to turn it off, so I was concerned about battery drain.

I found that the plastic, orange coloured electrical conduit as found in Bunnings, fitted nicely in the illuminator hole, so I cut off a 3 or 4 cm length, drilled a 12mm dia hole at one end and screwed in an illuminated eyepiece reticule battery unit whose brightness I can vary as appropriate. It also switches off positively.

Cheers

Dennis
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