Thanks all for the congrats and kind wishes
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Pity you did not get the servocat Geoff. Some suggest that having tracking allows the brain to focus more on the detail and less on the movement. This in effect means about 1-2" of aperture difference.
I really love the servocat and would not be without it.
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Hi Paul, its been a long time since we have 'spoken' to each other.
There's a few reasons why I didn't go for the servocat option. Firstly there's a few grand in it, and I would need to see a scope fitted with it to see for myself how good it is and whether its worth it for me. Secondly, I wanted to keep things simple and easy to set up and pack away. I figured the servocat would add a level of complexity to that and detract from the portability aspect. Thirdly, if I decide later that I really want it, I figure I could get it retrofitted easily enough given that I'm getting the powered ground board.
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Geoff, I see from the SDM website photos that you have the locking mechanism to enable you to safely move the scope while set-up. That is a great feature, which Peter retro-fitted to my scope. It has saved me 30+ minutes every session in set-up and pack up time.
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Yes Rod, when Peter described the mirror box locks I thought that was a great idea which I had to have.
Theres another very innovative idea Peter (or is it John B
) has come up with. Every truss dob I have seen that has transport 'wheelbarrow' type handles have them as a one piece deal which need to be bolted onto the rocker box for moving the scope, and removed for viewing lest anyone step on or trip over the protruding handles.
Peter has come up with a two part transport handle. One part (with the wheels attached) can stay fitted to the rocker box, and the lifting handles simply slide into the first part when you want to move the scope. Brilliant!
Peter now has all the pics on his website. For those that are interested.
http://www.sdmtelescopes.com.au/SDM017.html