Sharpstar 94

[DaveS]

The Esprit 100 is a very nice 'scope.

[Miguel1983]

2 hours ago, newbie alert said:

You're not using delrin spacers by any chance are you? As they're not the same thickness all the way around.. baader aluminium ones are far better

 

Nope, i use the Baader spacers

[Deeko]

On 30/01/2021 at 13:59, DaveS said:

This is the equivalent TS flattener. There are recommended adaptors further down the page.

I was just looking at buying one these flatteners today and came to conclusion like you that the TS 2.5" flattener you linked and the Sharpstar are identical. The Sharpstar comes with an adapter/extender to deal with the longer backfocus and costs nearly £60 less than the TS version. might bight the bullet as it will screw straight into my focusers with M68 and the bundled adapter deals with the M69 side down to M48.

[Louis D]

On 01/01/2021 at 04:23, tooth_dr said:

Does anyone know which screw to adjust to tighten the focuser?

There's one screw that bears on the pinion and one that bears directly on the tube.  I would adjust each to discover what combination of tension on each works best for your situation.

[tooth_dr]

11 minutes ago, Louis D said:

There's one screw that bears on the pinion and one that bears directly on the tube.  I would adjust each to discover what combination of tension on each works best for your situation.

Thanks, scope was returned to the retailer some time ago.

[Louis D]

1 hour ago, tooth_dr said:

Thanks, scope was returned to the retailer some time ago.

Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you.

What have you replaced it with?

[tooth_dr]

On 05/04/2021 at 20:21, Louis D said:

Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you.

What have you replaced it with?

I replaced it with an APM LZOS 105/650 and 0.75x Riccardi reducer. 

[Louis D]

2 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

I replaced it with an APM LZOS 105/650 and 0.75x Riccardi reducer. 

Just a wee bit more expensive.  Hopefully it's been working out for you.

[tooth_dr]

On 17/08/2021 at 14:10, Louis D said:

Just a wee bit more expensive.  Hopefully it's been working out for you.

It has been a few a months now and as i hoped the LZOS is in a totally different league to the SS.