Thanks to all those who provide the excellent feedback on the dob ease-of-use thread. Now I'm wondering, has anyone ever put slow-motion controls on a dob? A couple gears with a quick-release mechanism, like on eq mounts, seems like it would solve the issues related to fine movements and changing eyepieces, etc., without disturbing the rest of the advantages. The manual slow-motion controls on my eq mount were actually easier to use than the motors.
Dob slow-motion controls
Started by hemismith, 06/18/2004 04:59PM
Posted 06/18/2004 04:59PM
Opening Post
Posted 06/18/2004 06:53PM
#1
Hi Craig
Changing eyepieces is usually not much of a problem unless you are going from a very large 2" eyepiece to a lightweight 1.25" eyepiece. I have a Hardin DSH8" and can go from a 26mm Nagler (25.6 oz) to a 13.mm Nagler (6.4 oz) and don't have any problems. You do have to be gentle so as not to move the mount while doing this but not a big problem at all.
Buck
Changing eyepieces is usually not much of a problem unless you are going from a very large 2" eyepiece to a lightweight 1.25" eyepiece. I have a Hardin DSH8" and can go from a 26mm Nagler (25.6 oz) to a 13.mm Nagler (6.4 oz) and don't have any problems. You do have to be gentle so as not to move the mount while doing this but not a big problem at all.
Buck
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