Please help !!!! Where can I buy Sky-watcher Dual-Speed OTAW tube

[astroboyz]

Hi,

I've been trying to source this tube, but it seems no stock in Australia

http://www.skywatcheraustralia.com.a...200mm-f-1000mm

The product code on the website is BKP200-OTAW (1000mm focal length), but some told me it was actually BD2001POTA. I contacted 2 big retailers in Melbourne and Sydney, they both said they had in stock, but it turned out it was the tube without DS 10:1 focusser, and would result difficulty in prime focus.

Has anyone owned one of these ? Please kindly advise the actual product code? Where I can source it from and most importantly, does it look exactly the same in the picture in the above URL link? Also, how much it weights?

Sorry for many question, but much appreciate if you could help me out.

[pluto (Hugh)]

Have you tried Andrews Communications?, it looks like they have an 8" f5 newt but you could call them just to make sure it's the same model.
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm

[astroboyz]

Yes, I did try Andrew Comm and Bintel ....

[Monstar (Johnny)]

You could contact them to see who retails it, the contact number on that sight is: You may also contact us on 02 9938 3244

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Astro Pete's have stock coming in soon of something that looks like it has the dual speed focuser. http://www.astropetes.com.au/telescopes.html

You could ring to find out for sure.

[raymo]

Why would you pay extra for this OTA with the 10:1 focuser,when the standard f/5 OTA works just fine at prime focus, and for $90 you can
fit the Skywatcher electric focuser, which makes extremely fine focal
adjustments without causing vibrations by touching it.
raymo

[LightningNZ (Cam)]

Originally Posted by raymo

why would you pay extra for this ota with the 10:1 focuser,when the standard f/5 ota works just fine at prime focus, and for $90 you can
fit the skywatcher electric focuser, which makes extremely fine focal
adjustments without causing vibrations by touching it.
Raymo

+1.