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Skymax 127 mak - Fine Focus
banjaxed replied to Yubnub's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Which is exactly what I did, fortunately standing the OTA the opposite way up everything slid back in to place and I was relieved to find it hadn’t done any damage. I had to buy 2 drive pulleys which fit perfectly on the focuser shaft so I have a spare one if anyone wants it at cost. -
Skymax 127 mak - Fine Focus
banjaxed replied to Yubnub's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Sorry I missed it.
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Skymax 127 mak - Fine Focus
banjaxed replied to Yubnub's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
I fitted a diy focuser motor to my 127mak and it is the best mod I have done because you don’t have to touch the focuser which negates any vibration. Here are some pics.
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Why not use reusable cable ties ?
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First Scope - Startravel 120 or Skymax 127
banjaxed replied to Yubnub's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
I have both scopes you mention and I like them both but the one I use the most is the 127 Mak as it does not need as heavy a mount as the ST120. The Mak is manageable to carry in one piece whereas the ST has to be carried in 2 pieces ie, Mount and scope. However I cannot see me selling either. Another thing to take in to account is the eyepieces are not as critical in the Mak as the ST. -
Hi and welcome to SGL.
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Hi and welcome to SGL.
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Hi Emlyn, welcome to SGL.
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Hi and welcome to SGL.
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Glad things have worked out well for you 👍
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The best piece of equipment I bought for my 200P was a RACI finder scope, which imo is much more useful than a reticle eyepiece.
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As you will notice from my reply to Nigella it was the connections as you rightly pointed out. Thank you very much for your help, it is much appreciated.
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I did as you suggested but everything seemed to me fine to me so I checked out the connections on the RJ11 plug an sockets and noticed 2 out of the four connections were a lot lower in both sockets and after lining them all up, hey presto the motor is working again.
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Hi and welcome to SGL, looks like you are playing my favourite type of guitar.
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Thank you for your suggestion, I will certainly give that a try tomorrow, looks like it could be a good possibility 👍.
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It is the same connecting cable so I will test that it is ok. The motor has the following numbers. TJ-F00-1 and 190122 0397. I have a multi tester but I am not familiar with stepper motors wiring.
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Thank you for your input, I will check the wiring but it is the same with the original controller as it is with the 4Tronix remote controller.
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Hi and welcome to SGL, you are in the best company to learn all you need.
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It is the original 4 wire Skywatcher motor which has suddenly lost its power and it has been indoors all the time I have been using it. It is a few years old now so maybe it has just worn out.
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Thank you for your reply. When I said the motor stopped working it still turns but it is not strong enough to turn the focuser. When I first tried it a few weeks ago it was working fine but for some reason it has lost its power.
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I just tried to connect another motor to the Skywatcher controller using the same format, yellow/green to positive and red/black to negative and it does not work, has anyone got any suggestions?
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That should be considered a criminal offence 🤬
