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CedricTheBrave

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  1. Finally finished my focuser. Based on the fabulous Robert Brown thanks @brown_rb MyFocuserPro2 using the UN2003 I created a box and dovetail clamps so it attaches to my Baader Steeltrack focuser. The dovetails I found on thingyverse and edited the code slightly so they fit and the box was designed in Fusion 360. All parts printed on my Cr10sProV2 with CF PLA which gives it a nice finish and strength. Connection to indi via Bluetooth HC05 I can use auto focus for sessions with temp compensation and also manually focus using the joystick controller. Quite pleased with the way it mounts mostly. Its very solid.
  2. i have the realtek version and it works a treat
  3. not looked at this before but your post sparked an interest if you go into the Horiizon manager in kstars its sounds quite straight forward! will give it a go next time I am out cheers
  4. I am in the same boat, currently with a NEQ6RPro and my new scope (which I always knew) is too big. so I am deliberating on the CEM70 or the 120 So far I am erring on the 120 as the 70 will be on its limit for me. so saving my pennies! (and waiting for stock) also have to build my obsy first!! think I have gone mad
  5. OK so OOUK have apologised! and admitted a mistake on reasembly before despatch after a few swapping of emails and sending of pictures. A replacment secondary is on its way so i will fit that and see how we get on. think they need to reassess their QC though!
  6. Well picked up my VX14 a few weeks back not had much chance to test it out until recently, so had it on the mount and balanced it then pointed it at the moon first and then took a few shots of M51 well the half of the viewfinder that was not obscured looked really good but oh my the collmination was out! anyway bit of history in that I had asked them to fit my own supplied steeltrack focuser because i didnt like the SW one they supplied as standard. they asked me what backfocus i required which I told them (they got that bit right) when I collected I asked about the price difference being reduced because of the focuser emmision and was informed that the extra time taken to make a jig to fit the focuser used up any spare. Ok I thought at least it will be setup correctly! how wrong I was! I have spent the day today going through collmination, as you can see from the image of M51 its pretty awful the dark shadow at the bottom is where the secondary chopped due to it being out of line with the focus tube. I have had to move the secondary about 15mm down to get it aligned and filling the tube correctly. to say I am unhappy is an understatement. It took 5 months to get the scope and they added an extra 2 weeks to fit my focuser. I wish I had done it myself now! hopefully its now all straight and collminated but I shouldn't have to go through this I await a response from OOUK after the bank hols I guess!
  7. Is anyone who has a ioptron CEM70 running it with astroberry or stellarmate or just ekos/kstars on an Rpi? any problems or issues? thinking of changing my mount to one but want to make sure it will match up with the rest of my kit. tia Dave
  8. Arrived the other day but not had chance to use it yet! Its ******* huge!
  9. i had a similar issue with a starlight express costar sent it bak to them for testiing and they found a problem and fixed it with a new board. obviously not the same device but similar issue
  10. not tried it yet no I do have some black CF PLA that i will try it on next as it should also be stronger but this one is already very strong I have tried to break it. the white was used as a first go because its nice and prints well.
  11. I used this guide to create an adaptor with a M43 x 0.75 to connect a Morpheus to my DSLR T thread adaptor. very pleased with the result Thanks for the info
  12. I sent a Baader steeltrack to fit instead of the stock focuser they supply also specifying the backfocus i wanted so I hope I have a few bases covered :0)
  13. having a VX14 nearing the end of production this does worry me. I will however be collecting mine rather than rely on their packaging!
  14. mines a 200pds and the bar is 334mm i guess it would be the same weird size though!
  15. it broke my platesolving at first but its sorted now everything else appears ok inc autofocus
  16. Super impressed with my Cr10s Pro V2! its been really easy to setup and get some prints out and the quality of the print has been amazing. great bit of kit
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