ZWO EAF on GSO Newt - easy install
I recently purchased an ZWO EAF electronic focuser as my existing JMI moto focuser for GSO newts are no longer available, so getting in first before it fails
I googled the ZWO website to work out how I could install it and they said that this focuser doesn’t support GSO crayford dual speed focusers for newts. I joggled through all their photo examples folk have posted and there was nothing that resembled a GSO newt with dual speed focuser
I thought oh well I rig up a solution to make it work then
Materials
90mm stainless steel hose clamp
Roll of black pvc tape
30 x 50 x 2 aluminium extrusion
Screws
Misc
Took me 45 minutes and works like a treat
Better still I didn’t even have to drill the OTA or existing focuser , so I if I wanted to I can sell the OTA in the future without holes , scratches etc..
Photos show it fitted to my 6” newt in Sydney but I will be taking the EAF down the coast to my NexDome and fitting it to my 8” newt. It only takes 5 mins to fit
Photos attached
Maybe this set up may help others wanting to fit an EAF to a GSO newt with a crayford dual speed focuser
Thanks for looking
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