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Subject: RE: [M]: Meade Elect. Focuser
From: Michael Hart
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sun Dec 29 00:25:33 1996

Ian Turner wrote on 12/23/96:

>Bruce

>the focus knob it is very hard to turn the knob manually (which must be done
>to significally change focus), I'm afraid I might damage the autofocus gears
>with the force required to manually turn the focus knob. Any thoughts.

>{ Some thoughts Bruce the Meade elec Focus motor has a nut on the inside of
>the slip collar losten this nut slightly this will allow slightly easier

This Meade electric focuser actually has a clutch mechanism that is
adjusted as Ian described. Add a 2nd nut (4/40 or 3/48 or metric) to
lock your adjustments.

>adjustment of the electric focus. If you losen it to much the motor will spin
>and not adjust focus you will see what I mean. The manual focus will be
>slighly harder than with out the electri focus.}

>Ian Turner

Michael Hart
Husen Observatory
mhart@netexpress.net