I fitted the new focuser onto the vixen yesterday, not an easy task as there wasnt much room to use the hex key inside the scope, but I didnt have to drill a single hole
. it was then that I broke out the new baader MPCC and the astronmik CLS filter and put it together then attached it to the cooled 350D.
thats when it happened, you only have to breath on it and the focus slips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is a beautiful focuser, but it now puzzles me as to why it doesnt have a locking knob
. I know I should have investigated this before I bought it - well actually I thought I had in reviews like
http://www.astromart.com/articles/ar...article_id=231 and
http://www.pixel-shooter.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=6032 and yes looking very hard inthe photos of the second link you can see a locking knurled nut. I have sent off an email to Ron from moonlite to see if he can fix my problem. i do not recall an option of having to order a locking knob when I ordered my unit?