Well, I never did get the hang of Go-To, with my single arm DS-2000 mount...
Even with an Orion Starblast OTA mounted, the accuracy left much to be desired, and it only deteriorated as the night went on.
Before I could train the drives and connect a good battery to it, the 8 AA batteries leaked into the housing! No more Go-To!
I decided that it would make a good manual Alt-Az mount, so I unbolted the lower housing and removed the AZ motor, thereby freeing up the base!
I reassembled the unit, adjusted it for tension, and now it works (manually) very smoothly!
BTW, the altitude bearing is easily adjusted by the side knob...
The unit is now a very good "grab-and-go" unit, can be carried with one hand, and is alot easier to deal with than the Starblasts' original EQ-1, which is overkill on the f/4 OTA...
Hope this helps someone...
BTW, does anyone else out there have one of these burned-out DS-2000 mounts? Id like to send one to my nephew, who is a little confounded by the EQ-1 I sent him!
8) Chris
Even with an Orion Starblast OTA mounted, the accuracy left much to be desired, and it only deteriorated as the night went on.
Before I could train the drives and connect a good battery to it, the 8 AA batteries leaked into the housing! No more Go-To!
I decided that it would make a good manual Alt-Az mount, so I unbolted the lower housing and removed the AZ motor, thereby freeing up the base!
I reassembled the unit, adjusted it for tension, and now it works (manually) very smoothly!
BTW, the altitude bearing is easily adjusted by the side knob...
The unit is now a very good "grab-and-go" unit, can be carried with one hand, and is alot easier to deal with than the Starblasts' original EQ-1, which is overkill on the f/4 OTA...
Hope this helps someone...
BTW, does anyone else out there have one of these burned-out DS-2000 mounts? Id like to send one to my nephew, who is a little confounded by the EQ-1 I sent him!
8) Chris
There's something on the Moon! 8O
