Wobbly scope

[G4YVM]

My Skywatcher is really too wobbly and I fear it needs to be moved on, but as I am building a 16" Dob its hard to justify anything of greater expense. Maybe I should trade it, by the by, for a better second hand device. I'm lucky at the moment, I can leave the scope set up in the living room and just pop it outside if I think a viewing session is in the offing and its an advantage I'd be reluctant to lose to a bigger scope.

Dunno really, but I hate the wobbles! The guys at Salisbury star party really showed the way with their wobble free EQ5s and the like!

david

[Doc]

Can't you fix the wobble. Where's it from anyway, maybe we can help.

[John]

My Skywatcher is really too wobbly and I fear it needs to be moved on, but as I am building a 16" Dob its hard to justify anything of greater expense. Maybe I should trade it, by the by, for a better second hand device. I'm lucky at the moment, I can leave the scope set up in the living room and just pop it outside if I think a viewing session is in the offing and its an advantage I'd be reluctant to lose to a bigger scope.

Dunno really, but I hate the wobbles! The guys at Salisbury star party really showed the way with their wobble free EQ5s and the like!

david

What scope do you have David ? (it's not in your signature).

John

[G4YVM]

Apologies for the lack of info. its a skywatcher 3" refractor on the supplied tripod with synscan. Its pretty good, just flexible. That is to say, it does what it says it should, but EQ5 it aint.

David

[Mikea]

Have you looked at the mods that rikyuu described somewhere on the site?

[G4YVM]

No, but I will now. thanks

david