Frangipane

Hi I just wanted to ask if your unbranded Lithium Power bank lived up to expectations?

I am wondering if it's the way to go instead of dropping 100 notes for a celestron one... it's to power the AZ GTI mount I have

Thanks

Thanks for the replies people.

I am pretty clueless and struggle with the SW RDF, so I thought a 9x50 finderscope would help me a bit more.
The Skymax 127 will be mounted on a GOTO GTI stand so I only really need this to find alignment stars (told you I was clueless!)

I thought if I got a 9x50 SW RACI and kept the RDF as well it would be belt & braces

I will see if I can make sense of all this.

Regarding Telrads/Rigels am I correct in thinking they are of no use to me on a GOTO for this purpose, as I understand they are used for star-hopping using charts?

On 03/03/2019 at 20:29, chiltonstar said:

I use a 9x50 RACI with an RDF mounted on it, ie find the area with the RDF and then use the slomo to center the target with the RACI.

To avoid the problem of the two eyepieces being too close together, I have my 127 Mak mounted in rings so that the scope EP can be rotated to the right and the RACI EP to the left slightly.

Chris

Hi sorry to resurrect an old post but I just wanted to ask how you mounted the RDF onto the finder?
I am a newbie - I just wanted to know what the stand/base is that the RDF is sitting on? I'm assuming the RDF is  a SW one , is the base thing also SW?
And can you confirm that you have used cable ties to attach the base thingy to the finderscope?

Thank you

That's great - thanks both

On 23/08/2019 at 11:05, Mark at Beaufort said:

I have been modifying my Heritage over some time and I thought I would show what I have done.

Starting with the Dob base.

1. I have added an Alt scale and Az scale.
2. Improved the secure knob on the base.
3. Added a compass
4. Added a spirit level.

On the main OTA

1. Added new adjustment screws to the secondary (my Bob's Knobs)
2. Added a finder bracket for my 9x50 finderscope
3. Flocked the area behind secondary
4. Painted the edge of the secondary
5. Flocked the inside of the scope
6. Added a neoprene shroud
7. Added yellow stickers to make sure the mirror cell and tube go back into the same screw position
8. Added plumbers tape to the focuser
9. Finally added an additional dovetail to use on a flat alt/az tripod

Hopefully these photos will show what I have done. Looking at the photos perhaps I need to clear the main mirror and secondary 🤔

 

Hi Mark, I know this is an old post but I was impressed with your mods. I am totally hopeless as DIY, but wanted to ask how you got hold of the Bob's knobs for the secondary mirror?
Are they from the Bob's Knobs website in America or are they standard thumb screws? If so what size and where can I get them from?

One other question, where did you get the shroud material from?

Thank you