ED80 Focuser on a Skymax?

[scitmon]

I have both the SW ED80 for DSO imaging and a newly acquired Skymax 180 for planetery imaging.  I am looking to possibly upgrade the focuser on the ED80 and buy a crayford focusser for the Skymax at some point. 

Not sure its possible... but can I kill two birds with one stone and use stock ED80 focuser on my Skymax with some kind of adapter?  Sounds like a longshot but worth asking...

[johninderby]

Unfortunately not. For the Skymax and SCTs you need a focuser with about 30mm drawtube travel. The ED80 focuser has several times that and as the drawtube can’t fit inside the scope it simply won’t fit. You need an SCT fit focuser..

Motorising the focuser ia another option.

 

Edited September 17, 2019 by johninderby

[RT65CB-SWL]

As per @johninderby said. 

Image above showing my Celestron C6/SCT, (the OTA in the foreground is my 're-modded' Meade ETX105), and attached to it is a single-speed Crayford focusser.