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On 16/03/2020 at 13:24, johninderby said:

Not a good idea to use felt sheets boight iin a craft shop as most will shed fibres. 

A little tip I was given years ago was to spay hairspray on the material (before putting back in the OTA) and that largely overcame the shedding issue. Any make will do. 😉

Why not go to one of our European suppliers as ther is no change until 31st December

https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p6406_JMI-TPWULG-Large-Size-Wheeley-Bars-Universal-Style.html

Or contact FLO or 365 to see if they can do a special purchase for you

https://www.365astronomy.com/jmi-heavy-duty-medium-sized-universal-wheeley-bar-with-5-polyurethane-wheels.html

On 11/03/2020 at 00:37, MarkAR said:

I would have thought they would be included. 

They were on mine. I suggest you contact the supplier

22 hours ago, Graham Darke said:

Well, the rings on my 140 have not been moved for 12 years so I think I’ll leave them alone...

wow 12 years!! Seems like yesterday 

The Orange collar is fitted permanently to the NEQ6 but the counterweight shaft unscrews. It is easy to remove but does not slide in to the body of the NEQ6. I have to say it is a nice solid counterweight shaft-much more sturdy than the stock one.

A little more progress.
Thank you Cristian for making the plate for the mount. Harry for making it fit my pier and lifting the mount in to position.
A few more small steps forward today thanks to Ken.
Still a long way to go but as I am in the sling for a few weeks yet there is no hurry. 
May update the firmware as that should be manageable one handed.
 

yes i have the same one with the 10 kilo counterweights.

it is a great upgrade. the only downside is that with the counterweights being chrome they eventually pit. i also have a 5 kilo stainless steel which i prefer.

Have you watched this YouTube set of videos.

probably the best guide I have seen about this mod (my NEQ6 was modded by a friend using this).

CEM120. None EC version.

It arrived today so here are a few of the obligatory unboxing videos.

it will take a while until I get it mounted so I will not be able to measure the true height at my 55 degrees North until then.

Sometimes they have a sale with up to 50% off when Pro becomes a viable option

I will keep the post updated with exact size comparisons for future reference.

Thank you old_eyes I had not found that. If it is 500mm high that does not seem much different to my NEQ6  height.

It always looks huge on the YouTube videos.

i will find out on Monday I guess.
 

Thanks Dave. I have studied them in great detail (along with others) and everyone says that they are big. However I don’t know what “big” is.

i have an NEQ6 on a mini pier on top of my proper pier so was hoping it would not be any higher than that.

I am awaiting delivery of my CEM120 and am in the process of dismantling my NEQ6 from its Observatory pier.
when I say me I really mean my friends as I am in a sling 24 hours a day (yes that includes bed and shower etc) for 6 weeks following my tendons being screwed back on to my rotator cuff (shoulder).

i cannot seem to find anywhere the height of the CEM120 head.

ideally if anyone has one and is willing to let me know how high this beast is when in zero position at UK latitude I would appreciate it. From base plate to top of saddle.

i am just trying to work out if I need to adjust my pier height.

Many thanks

Michael

ps trying to type with my left hand (I am right handed) means I may be a little slow in my responses.

Why not just get a second power supply?

How about one of these and attach a finder and mini finder/guider

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/astro-essentials/astro-essentials-multi-finder-adapter-for-sky-watcher.html

On 20/08/2019 at 12:53, michaelmorris said:

I've tried using SharpCap for polar alignment before using my Lodestar x2 and a 90 x 50 finder/guider.  It did work sometimes, but if there was even thin high cloud it difficulty finding enough stars.

Try binning 2x2 as suggested by the manufacturer . I found it made a huge difference

15 hours ago, AdrianVarga said:

Is there a spare part for someone?

Try Astroboot

https://www.astroboot.eu/AstroBoot

Why not ask the question on their FB site. I would exopect someone to have the answer there.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/stellarmate/posts/?ref=page_internal

1 hour ago, Mikyg said:

Hey folks, I have a Raspberry pi4 coming tomorrow and have just purchased the Stellarmate OS. I’ve been searching for video tutorials on YouTube for use with the iPad app but i’m having no luck.  Does anyone know what the iPads function is when using the app. Can I use it for viewing images etc? Any help would be appreciated as I have no clue about pi/linux having not used them before. I hope I haven't wasted my money lol

Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1x4aSvnUVtBNafANsD_Iz

I believe this is their first tutorial. I have subscribed to their channel as they have lots of information

On 29/11/2019 at 10:57, Swoop1 said:

Vey nice. What did you use to clean up the tube? Disc wheel grinder?

If I remember correctly yes it was some sort of grinder. It was not me who did the grinding. It seemed like a black tar like substance that needed cleaning off.,