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anderslange

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  1. Hi Ian Thanks a lot for your input! I will buy the Diamond Steeltrack as soon as the new Diamond Steeldrive hits the market, which according to Baader's support is in about two weeks time :-) Regards ANders
  2. Hi everybody I'm seriously considering going for the new 2" Baader Diamond Steeltrack focuser (RT version) with the optional Steeldrive for upgrading the stock focuser on my 6" RC from GSO/TS. I had decided on getting the MoonLite 2.5" focuser with the stock Stepper motor, and I actually ordered it from TS, but ended up returning the lot as the Focuser was damaged (dented) severely and the TS supplied adapter to mount the focuser to my telescope didn't support rotating the focuser, it also didn't fit the focuser, nor supported mounting of the stock Steppermotor. All in all a bad experience, but TS staff was very helpfull, although I had preferred getting better advise during my rather lengthy correspondence about my purchase. I was planning to buy the MoonLite focuser, with all accessories directly from MoonLite in the U.S. as this would allow me to get the stock flanges for mounting the focuser to my telescope. But the newly released Diamond Steeltrack focuser from Baader has got me wondering if I should go for that instead. I can see from Baader's webpage that the missing documentation, mentioned in the beginning of this thread as drawback, has been added: Diamond Steeltrack: http://www.baader-planetarium.de/sektion/s35/download/e-manual-diamond-steeltrack.pdfSteeldrive (Diamond): http://www.baader-planetarium.de/updates/diamond-steeldrive-english-manual-v09-15.pdfSteeldrive (classic): http://www.baader-planetarium.de/updates/steeldrive-english-manual-v11-12.pdfThe Baader website states that the old (classic) Steeldrive should work with the Baader Diamond Steeltrack RT! I have a couple of concerns which I hope you guys can help clearing up: How much weight will the Baader Diamond Steeltrack (BDS) handle when pointing straight up/down without driving the focus shaft, when all knobs are released, and there is no focus lock? Will the Steeldrive apply holding torque when not moving or will it turn off the stepper coils when there is no movement, thus releasing its hold on the focuser shaft? I'm using a Canon 650D DSLR for Astroimaging, so my weight requirements are not that high, but I would like to be able to upgrade in the future without needing to worry about the focuser. I plan to use INDIlib and EKOS for automating my setup for remote control, so I would like to not need to lock/unlock the focuser shaft lock between focusing actions. Looking forward to your replies! Regards Anders (Denmark)
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