Neil H

Nice set up 

Hi guys thanks for the link i will order one . I was just trying the barlow as you said it and it works for now till i get the real part thanks again

Hi guys can you look at the photos and tell me why i can get focus  if i bring eyepeice out of holder it will focus  but i am sure this is all the parts 

Hi just in case your interested I have put my skywatcher 150/750 on the sky scan 2001 EQ3-2 up for sale , it's nice scope been flocked  and the rubber O rings been removed and springs fitted to make Collimation easier I fitted clock motor so it tracks , the mount is the heavy duty one not the cheap EQ1 or EQ2

It's £110 which is what I paid for it the motor was £50 so I am not making anything on it . It's on eBay for £150 but as a SGL member you get it for the £110 you can ring me 07564238825

Careful Joe you come home to find them stood on there ends with flowers out the top lol very expensive flower pots 

2 hours ago, banjaxed said:

 

2 hours ago, joe aguiar said:

 

1 hour ago, banjaxed said:

Do you realise you have just condemned us all to 2 weeks of cloud 😀

Sorry it's always the way new scope and you can't use it 

1 hour ago, joe aguiar said:

What did the wife say when u got this one compared to just 3 or 4 months ago u had a 114?

This is probably as big as u wanna go Neil on a EQ reflector scope, after that weight size becomes really big heavy.

Unless u go dob or sct but this should be perfect 

Joejaguar 

 

Hi Joe she came with me, all she said was she was glad I was not getting the 10 inch one they also had for sale 

Hi guys I gave the 114 away  I will sell 150 later

4 hours ago, Alan64 said:

The VX8L(long) is an f/6.

It is 200mm x 1200mm here is a pic 

Hi and welcome from the not so sunny UK

Hi all I am over the moon thanks to Wookie1965 sending me a link I have just got a brand new VX8L on a HEQ5 mount really cheap , picking it up tomorrow can't wait I will be like a kid with a new toy 

Hi I am a newbie myself I did have an Celestron powerseeker 114 it was ok not brill  so got binned waste of £65, I was on a tight budget too  I landed up getting a really nice skywatcher 150/750 for £110 off eBay , you may be better off looking second hand as your get a lot more telescope  for your money , if you see something of interest put on a link and the great guys and gals on here will tell if it's worth a look , 99% of the person's in this hobby look after there telescopes

The HEQ5 if that's what your looking at could do with the Rowan belt upgrade FLO do it already done but price is high your better off fitting it your self not a bad job 

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/belt-mod-kits/rowan-astronomy-sky-watcher-heq5-pro-orion-sirius-eq-g-belt-mod-kit.html

15 hours ago, soldave said:

Thanks for the post. Even wit a Cheshire though, I think I'd still need the centre dot on the primary. And getting that primary out (or rather back in) is a big pain with my scope I believe.

Hi Dave yes a central mark on the mirror does help I had a Celestron which did not have a mark and your never sure you have it centred, sorry can't help with mirror removal , just don't waste money on a laser unless it's HoTech or baader cheap ones don't work well even after the laser has been collimated

Hi guys quick update Collimation is 100% , star test show Collimation 100% and springs are working well 

Hi and welcome if I was you get a Cheshire not a laser every time I put my laser in it showed Collimation out 

So the other  day I got a short Cheshire so I collimated so it was 100% did star test and that showed Collimation was spot on I pop in the laser and guess what Collimation shows as out so I binned the laser, the set up with the Cheshire sounds hard but it's not I am a newbie and can collimate it so your be ok too just take your time 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ostara-1-25-Short-tube-cheshire-collimating-eyepiece-for-Newtonian-reflectors/151160043810?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

I also said I didn't want to keep upgrading so this what we need so it's right first time which is a skywatcher 200p on EQ5 go-to plus upgrades and power pack 

Yes do what I did wait till she is nearly asleep then tell her , if then she has a moan later you can stay I did tell you and you said it was ok  

Hi Mike and welcome 

Hi is a flex tube dobs 250 with go-to any good £700 in classified section

Hi I don't know if this is of interest there is in the classified section a skywatcher 200pds in one add and a EQ5 goto  they may both come in your budget

Well I fitted the springs that I got  off eBay and they seem to work ok, I recollimated all seems good ,so only time will tell 

That's my fault I was thinking it was just to hold mirror against the screws , I can't find a shop like you have , but Paul (wookie1965) pointed me to these 

25mm long ,1mm wire,8mm diameter 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compression-Spring-Small-Various-Sizes-Up-To-10mm-Diameter-Pressure-Compressed-1/222382066727?var=521250561773

Hi Paul I looked at the listing if the others are no good I will order the biggest they do , I will pop over to my mates he may have some I can use 

Hi guys I think I may have found some ,so they are On there way to me will know when they get here but now reading what you guys have put they may be no good , I don't want to spend loads on this scope as I will be getting a new better one but here are the springs 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compression-springs-5-pack/172494428588?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Thanks They do compression springs on Amazon but need to work out what to get