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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Made in the USA isn’t always better. Our use case is fairly hostile to electronics.
We’ve got a high end American camera that is toast after 5 years in the observatory with circuit boards corroded beyond repair. Electronics tech who looked at it for us was scathing about the general build quality of the boards. It’s headed for the bin, to be replaced with a QHY or ZWO camera. At about 1/3 to 1/4 the price of the American camera, it’s a no brainer.
We’ve also had to replace the American made focus controller - that was inside a weatherproof steel cabinet.
DT
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Sure, made in USA doesn't guarantee quality, but going well beyond a sample of one
as a dealer, I rarely had to send cameras back to say, SBIG (bar one infamous sample that admittedly did not fare well in a marine environment).
My personal STX16803 is now a decade old and still producing excellent data.
Unfortunately the failure rate with our ROC made lines is not so good...that said, their price tags are indeed very competitive.
Getting back to focusers, the Micro-touch at $US500 will not disappoint IMHO.