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Is this in the same place? of care to share what focuser you now have?

maybe this might help as to where the mounting bracket goes https://www.altairastro.com/lightwave-refractor-finder-scope-bracket--rings-2511-p.asp

maybe fire of an email to AA as your scope is not a cheap one and if no instructions would they care to advice

the finder bracket will fit onto the focuser section (Black section) their should be mounting screws holes or screws already there at either 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock when looking at the focuser mounting from above. I have looked on their website but unable to find any info they state that a finder is capable of being mounted but no instructions on howto… (excuse my there or their hopeless now at English now) but you get my jist. Btw you may well need longer screws.

Hi and welcome Sophia to SGL you won't be disappointed

Hi and welcome to SGL you won't be disappointed

for the 72ed the total back focus from focuser is around 134mm to the sensor

have a look at the above thread on here

c'est la vie That's life I've luckily kept from my amateur radio days one of these bad boys. albeit not light at 8kg https://www.radioworld.co.uk/second-hand-watson-w-25am-power-supply

Could the problem lie with the OS running on RPi? maybe a gander on the Indilib forum is the 1600MM camera plugged into the Rpi. Also what RPi are you running Rpi4 4gb? Could be a bottleneck problem

Matt, Is the extension reel at 30m 230v then attached to the power brick 12v then attached to your hub? or is the extension 12v

@wormix how's the build coming along? You nearly there yet?

here's mine you still need an adaptor for the finderscope

C1 0.1uF1 C2 0.33uF1

coming along nicely. Glad to have helped you out.

"mini ON-OFF 3pin SPDT" then it will be most likely the middle prong and one of the outer prongs depends on which way you throw the switch to "power on" use a volt meter to check which way round you want to place the switch (on the continuity setting) just read Roberts PDF strange as in the PDF quoted SPST on page 25 Two mini-toggle switches (SPST ON-OFF) connected via a voltage divider network provide an option of overriding the power setting to each dew channel to maximum (100%) when activated. If dew is forming, a sudden boost to heat the telescope optics is available by using the override feature. Just remember to turn it off as it does not turn off by itself. The controller implements overriding the power to the dew straps and applying 100% to either channel. There are a number of ways to do this. The toggle switches (only for channel 1 and channel 2), when ON, overrides the power calculation and applies 100% power to the associated channel (this is referred to as Override Mode). When the toggle switch is OFF, power for that channel is set to 0%, and then on the next power calculation the correct power will be determined for that channel (this is referred to as Normal Mode). The override switches could be omitted if the intention is to use the dew controller via computer, as the Windows application provides this feature (as well as the ability to disable the override feature after a time elapsed period at 100% maximum of 2 minutes).

yep

depends what you want to supply the 12v to in the distribution box or are we talking the feed from battery to distribution box Amps @ 13.8 Volts LENGTH OF WIRE American Wire Gauge (AWG) Amps 0-4 ft. 4-7 ft. 7-10 ft. 10-13 ft. 13-16 ft. 16-19 ft. 19-22 ft. 0-10 16-ga. 16-ga. 14-ga. 14-ga. 12-ga. 10-ga. 10-ga. 10–15 14-ga. 14-ga. 14-ga. 12-ga. 10-ga. 8-ga. 8-ga. 15-20 12-ga. 12-ga. 12-ga. 12-ga. 10-ga. 8-ga. 8-ga. 20-35 12-ga. 10-ga. 10-ga. 10-ga. 10-ga. 8-ga. 8-ga. the above give's you some idea also have a look at this site for a more detailed info plus a calculator further down the page https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

Maybe @Gina could shed some light on this as being a largish item.

first light for me never seen before this bright

Hi, Are you referring to the adapter on the drawtube 2" with the thumb screw if so fire off an email to Aunty FLO to see if this is compatible with your scope as on my 150pds I changed mine as the original kept on pinching my accessories https://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/astro-essentials-2-inch-compression-ring-adapter-for-sky-watcher-newtonians-and-72ed-refractor-m54.html £29.00 if it is a 2" to 1.25" adapter then have a look at this below it even has a t2 connector built in to attach a camera with the relevant adaptor https://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/baader-2-to-125-reducer-adapter.html £27.00

I saw the same albeit last week in the morning as well albeit 5.30am UK time on my way to work.

Hi Michael, Welcome and enjoy and ask away any questions you have.

From what I have read you need "Conformal coating" to protect the connections when in situations similar to yours. But I may not be 100% as your a dealing with sensor so care is to be taken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conformal_coating https://uk.farnell.com/electrolube/efsc15ml/conformal-silicone-coating/dp/1616573?ost=efsc15

Yep i used to be a member when i lived in the UK