red dwalf Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 isn`t it funny what you get up to when your board ! i was getting fed up with trying to focus the scope manually while trying to view the pc screen some 6-7 feet away with my slowly getting worse eyesight, so having a Skywatcher auto focuser spare i thought i would try fitting it to the scope which turned out to be alittle easier than i had thought due to some luck. as they are now no longer needed, the focus lock and the focus tension grub screw have been used to hold the bracket to the bottom of the focuser, the tension grub screw being replaced with a suitable screw which i luckily had lying around. removing the temp knob on the GT81 leaves a focus spindle with a lot of space around it before the baring which needs to be filled to support the spindle, luckily the Skywatcher auto focuser has a couple of little adapters with one the when turned round fits over the spindle and fills the remaining space to the baring perfectly. not going to win any beauty awards but it does work very even with the extra weight of the new 7 x 1.25" filter wheel and the Atik 314L+ attached. now all the equipment i.e. mount, cameras, focusers, filter wheel can be controlled from the pc, roll on those clear cold winter nights ! thanks for looking and comments welcome, good or bad L.O.L. cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Very nice rob auto focusing was the best thing I added to my setup when i had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 thanks Felix, still kicking myself for not buying your mount L.O.L. looks like it`s gone to a good home though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I wouldn't worry about my mount rob-you've got a nice EQ6 already was just the belt and power socket mods that were the icing on the cake. To be honest without them the mount was still good Steven seems to be getting some good use out of it already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan the Plumber Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Not bad Rob good job someone showed you how to remove the fast focus wheel eh mate !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 indeed, Thanks for that Allan, i would certainly have struggled getting that knob off, couldn`t see how it was fastened at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Nice one Rob, good bit of DIY there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan the Plumber Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) indeed, Thanks for that Allan, i would certainly have struggled getting that knob off, couldn`t see how it was fastened at all. Lol. :-) Edited August 17, 2014 by Allan the Plumber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 You have made a nice job of that Rob, that's got to make life a bit easier for you. Roll on clear skies eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Thanks guys, will certainly make the focusing easier, trying to look at a tiny star on a PC screen 6 foot away to see if it was in focus while twidling the focus knob is not easy L.O.L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 A very nice neat looking job there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andy-w-h Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Hello, I am trying to do the same thing with my ZS71 ... so how do you remove the temperature knob? Baffling me! Thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 it`s well hidden but if you look at the bottom of the focuser bracket towards the end near the knob you will see a little hole, you then turn the focus knob until you can see the little allan key screw through the hole, insert allan key and loosen screw then knob will come off. baffled me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenWhatley Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I wouldn't worry about my mount rob-you've got a nice EQ6 already was just the belt and power socket mods that were the icing on the cake. To be honest without them the mount was still good Steven seems to be getting some good use out of it already That I am... Best Purchase I've made to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenWhatley Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I haven't quite gotten round to the remote focuser yet but I use team viewer on my Samsung tablet to view my laptop screen when I'm at the scope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andy-w-h Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Genius .. thank you. I don't think I'd have found that in a month of Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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