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Originally Posted by Bassnut
A motorised focuser copes with a wobbly mount??????.
Spend the money on the mount, forget "motorised focuser"
hehe, was that a mistake Geoff?
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Hi Fred,
No, it was carefully considered. You flew to the keyboard too quick
I wanted a stripped down, lightweight, cheap (my 3rd scope) setup to throw in minimum space. The AZ3 wobbles for about 30 sec after focussing, and the electric focusser fixed that, and was perfect for all the kids at the campsite. Pressbutton, like their Playstations
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That said, if you do have a setup that is not going to be flung in the back seat all the time, I agree, spend the money on a EQ5 or something instead.
I had best add, what I was trying to say was this:
If you are on a restricted budget and lucky enough to have dark velvety skies on the far South Coast (oh gee I remember this out to sea) then, a bit of tweaking with a ED80 and a AZ3 mount will do just great. That's all.
Cheers