Tripod for Skywatchers 127 GoTo Upgrade

[MartyB1973]

Hi,

I have the Skywatchers 127 GoTo which comes with a very flimsy tripod. Does this scope central point fit any other tripods of better quality? I want to keep the GoTo that fits on using one central screw underneath the base.

[JamesF]

I'm not aware of any alternatives that fit. However, you may find that by adding some weight to the eyepiece tray and/or filling the legs with sand you can increase its stability. The only other possibility I can think of at the moment is to rebuild your own tripod legs.

James

[johninderby]

You can make up an inexpensive adaptor to fit it to an EQ5 tripod.

http://stargazerslounge.com/showthread.php?p=2322701#post2322701

Or as the centre hole in the mount ( recessed ) is a standard 1/4 photo tripod type you could use a large sized photo quick release plate assembly. Fasten the QR base to the tripod and the QR plate to the mount using a long 1/4 screw. These QR assemblies can be a bit pricy though.

John

[JamesF]

That's very neat indeed, John.

James

[MartyB1973]

Thanks for your advise guys. Might try packing the legs out with sand or cement and see if that improves things.