Re: Losmandy pickup? Re: New G11 / Gemini 2 user with issues..
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Derek,
Nice to read you already put in a Losmandy order...but wish Chip to do a pickup if possible.? I plan to stop at his place tomorrow evening.? ?
Chip planned to go there tomorrow.? He was going to buy a new gearbox (I told him I'd pay for that, thinking you needed one).??
please call Chip at: 626-823-4546
and I'll copy him on this email too.??
Very best, Michael?
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Hey there Mike..
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If you are able to swing by Losmandy
before you return, let me know! That would be fantastic!!! I will send you a
shopping list, as I ¡®placed an order¡¯ a week ago, but heard nothing
from Losmandy.. I then found the Losmandy ¡®store¡¯ website and
almost everything is shown as out of stock..
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Derek
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Great thinking, Chip.
Derek... let me know if you want that... sounds like a reasonable thing
to pick up and save the $$$ from the shipping.
Question: is there more than one gearbox model to choose
from???
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On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:37 AM, chiplouie@...
[Losmandy_users] <Losmandy_users@...m> wrote:
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Hi Derek,
Hmm, Michael is here or going to be here in L.A., you could ask
Michael to bring you back a new gearbox from Losmandy when he returns next
week, gearboxes are only $35 and this would likely fully resolve the issue. As
far as learning to use the Gemini there is not all that much to figure out once
you get all the data entered correctly into the system. The hardest part is to
get it polar aligned, I forgot, did you get a polar scope? If you have a polar
scope after you verify or align it all you need to do for visual use is point
the mount at Polaris using the polar scope crosshairs. I would not worry about
really getting it perfect as for visual work that is close enough. For imaging
work PoleMaster alignment saves you so much dark sky time? IMO it is the
only way to go in my experience. Then a quick mount alignment using a few
bright stars and you are GTG.?
I had/have similar DEC axis balance with the ES
ED127mm APO I had even with the heavy 2.5" Moonlite focuser hung off the
back. The two solutions I found worked well and will also work for you. First
and easiest is to buy a longer Losmandy dovetail plate so you can attach the
scope rings closer to the focuser end of the dovetail so you have enough meat
to slide the dovetail down in the saddle to achieve proper balance on the DEC
axis. I used a Losmandy DUP14 but you may need to use a DUP19 because you don't
have the heavy 2.5" Moonlite focuser and stepper motor on your optical
tube. The other option is to add weight to the back end of the scope, I used an
ADM counterweight kit for an SCT which worked wonders and allowed me to move
the scope much more forward in the saddle and much improved the clearance
between my camera and tripod legs!?
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Michael Herman