Tech2000 Dob Drive

Anyone had any experience with the Tech2000 Dob Drive Systems? I am thinking of doing a drive system for my 15" Dob.
Floyd

Floyd,

Try here:

http://www.rivastro.org/rasddr2.htm

That is Bill's website.

By the way, don't you live in the high desert (of California)? Bill often takes his DobDriver on his homemade 18 incher out to Landers--you could see it in action there.

Alex

I would be lost on the planets without one. If you are observing regularly at 150x+, then get one. I does take some practice, because the reason it can track anything is that you "train" it for 45 seconds or so, and then it keeps doing whatever you were doing. After that, as you keep re-centering the object, it "learns" your corrections and gets even better at tracking.

Charlie

I have been using the DDR-II for several years on an equatorial mount. It is great for visual use because I don't have to do a precision polar alignment to get good tracking. I have also used it with an auto-guider for CCD work. The picture show my 8" Meade RG-880 at the Okie-Tex Star Party. I have motors on a second mount and I plan to put motors on my son's Dob. I bought the Robo-Scope software, but I need to install the jack on the handbox for the PC interface. (anyone know where I can get the RJ jack? )

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I have another question about the Dob Driver:

If you decide to forgo using the drive, how well does your scope work as a plain old dob?

Thanks in advance,

--Ian