Dobsonian Upgrades

[beachbum]

What are some cheap upgrades that you can buy or make yourself for a dobsonian telescope, I'm looking for some cheap summer projects and am curious to know what people have done?

[Doc]

Here's a few of mine.

http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astronomer/79817-my-dob-degree-circle-modification.html

http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astronomer/68393-wheelbarrow-mod-my-dob.html

http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astronomer/88538-my-dew-prevention-modifications.html

http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astronomer/79557-protective-case-lightbridge-secondary-mirror.html

[NGC 1502]

This link Stellafane: Build a Dobsonian Telescope is about building a Dob, but has all sorts of diy stuff.

Regards, Ed.

[spaceboy]

Fitted Gemred rotary finder for azimuth and wixey for altitude.

Lazy Susan for smoother Azi movement.

Dob knob so I minimize putting my warm hands on the OTA.

Turtle waxed Alt Teflon rollers for smoother movement.

Flocked length of OTA.

Fitted Bullseye bubble level to base.

Blackened secondary mirror edges.

Made larger and adjustable feet for the base.

Fitted a SW auto focuser to minimize vibration at the focuser.

Made a VNS platform to track celestial objects.

Made dust covers for both ends of the OTA.

Made fixing plates for both base boards and threaded for a fixed bolt to reduce lateral play on Azi.

Made counter weights that attach with a Strong magnet.

Fitted Telrad finder.

Matt Painted any shiny bolts and shrink wrapped spider vane adjusters.

Fit dew shield when in use.

Fitted variable speed cooling fan.

SPACEBOY

[todd8137]

hi heres what i did also look on dob group for pics of flocked tube changed the bearings dew shield lots will tell you the wixeys are the best they not the are pluss or minus 7% the gemreds are 00.001plus or minus but thats reflected in the price theres loads of mods it all depends which part of ya life you want to make easier what scope of the range do you have heres a link to some of my mods

my angle finders pictures by todd8137 - Photobucket

clear skies and have fun with modding

pat

[cyborg421]

If you have a Telrad, then make a Dew cover.

It works brilliantly and extends observing time.

Home Built Astronomy - Telrad Dew Shield

Simon

[SimonfromSussex]

Hi, i have a 300p skywatcher dob and one of the first things i did was put some castors on the base. Makes it so much easier to move about the garden!