GSO 30mm review

[MiG]

Cool, I'm glad I got the 30 mm SV. Now if only my bank transfer would actually arrive at Andrew's...
Stupid banks.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Don't worry,

Nothing to look at in this weather anyway.

[iceman (Mike)]

jackenau, I had that problem with the R&P focuser.. maybe you can try tightening the 4 adjustment screws on the front of the focuser, or the 1 black plastic screw on the back.

They will make focusing a little stiffer, and won't push you out of focuser if you lean your eyeball on the eyepiece.

[RAJAH235]

Just an observation re; the E/P cooling down. Does this mean that my heated E/P box is superfluous?

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Probably.

At least a quick blow with a hair dryer doesn't heat the EP too much.

[gbeal]

A heated eyepiece box is a luxury. I normally "store" my spare(s) in my jacket pocket(s), where they receive a little warmth.

[Starkler (Geoff)]

and lots of lint

Kids dont try this without the caps on !

[MiG]

Originally posted by RAJAH235
Just an observation re; the E/P cooling down. Does this mean that my heated E/P box is superfluous?

The eyepiece needs to be at a spatially constant temperature, so having a heated eyepiece is fine as long as the whole thing stays at the heated temperature.

If you are heating it in a box and then putting on the scope without heating you might have the problems that people described earlier.
Edit: Of course, this is assuming that the cooling down image improvement isn't our minds tricking us.

[jackenau]

Thanks for the hints Iceman. I have adjusted the 4 screws before and this did alleviate the problem, never gave it a thought until now with the more weightier eyepiece. Re-tightend the screwsa and locktighted has solved the problem. Never really looked for the black plastic screw on the front. (mainly because it wasn't there). found the hole and have inserted a locking screw, which locks the ep into place.

Thanks for the assistance.

Ken m