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k5apl
professor emeritus

Reged: 05/19/06

Loc: Arkansas

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: Manny Myles]
#3097122 - 05/10/09 10:24 PM

M2
I sent you a PM.....don't know if it went through to you or not. Tried again.

Wes

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Manny Myles
Postmaster

Reged: 11/29/05

Loc: Far South of the flyover city ...

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: k5apl]
#3097556 - 05/11/09 05:54 AM

I'll get back to you this PM.
m2

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mischief
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Reged: 04/26/08

Loc: Northern California

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: Trebor777]
#3098998 - 05/11/09 07:21 PM

Randy (and also Manny with whom I corresponded earlier). Randy your review and pictures have me thinking again about getting Manny's mods. I had seen other posts earlier and "talked" with Manny about them. I like the ability to mount the scope right side up so to speak instead of on its side. So, Manny, back to you. I have forgotten what you said; I remember I said something about installing your mods since I am very mechanically challenged. If you could be so kind to explain to me again what has to be done. For now I am mounting my Lunt 60 T scope on the Voyager. You can send an IM if you want or not.

Thanks. Dorothy

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Trebor777
Hazy

Reged: 01/04/08

Loc: Connecticut - U.S.

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: mischief]
#3099055 - 05/11/09 07:52 PM

Quote:

Randy (and also Manny with whom I corresponded earlier). Randy your review and pictures have me thinking again about getting Manny's mods. I had seen other posts earlier and "talked" with Manny about them. I like the ability to mount the scope right side up so to speak instead of on its side. So, Manny, back to you. I have forgotten what you said; I remember I said something about installing your mods since I am very mechanically challenged. If you could be so kind to explain to me again what has to be done. For now I am mounting my Lunt 60 T scope on the Voyager. You can send an IM if you want or not.

Thanks. Dorothy

I'm sure Manny will get back to you soon, but installing the mods is as easy as unscrewing a bolt.

There are 2 bolts that hold the "hockey puck" to the voyager.

1) You simply unscrew those 2 bolts and remove the black hockey puck (save the bolts for a rainy day, you don't need them anymore).

2) Manny includes 2 new, longer bolts for attaching the bracket. You use those 2 new longer bolts and simply hold the bracket up to where the hockey puck used to be and then screw the new bracket on.

3) Then you screw the hockey puck onto the rounded part on the bracket. There's supplied bolts for that also.

So it's as simple as unscrewing 2 bolts, and then screwing in 4. Oh yeah, and the Pan Handle just screws into the bottom part of the bracket.

I've got a Lunt LS60T too. Great Ha scope. I love it - even more so after Manny's Mods.

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: mischief]
#3099058 - 05/11/09 07:53 PM Attachment (41 downloads)

Quote:

I remember I said something about installing your mods since I am very mechanically challenged.

Dorothy, not to worry, Manny's Mods are extremely easy to install! I had them on my PortaMount, & now have them on my Voyager, only took minutes to install.

BTW; I am extremely pleased with the improvements of my Voyager with Manny's Mods!

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Trebor777
Hazy

Reged: 01/04/08

Loc: Connecticut - U.S.

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: csa/montana]
#3117344 - 05/20/09 06:36 PM

2 weeks and over 7 times being used and still no "scope flop" issues with Manny's Mods.

As long as it's balanced correctly, there should be no issues. The AT Voyager is such a pleasure to use, especially after the mods. I can get the mount set-up and I can be at the eyepiece within 5 minutes. Perfect for grab-n-go.

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mypontiac
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 09/06/07

Loc: Austin, Tx.

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: Trebor777]
#3117642 - 05/20/09 09:36 PM

So as is has problems with Scope Flop? When changing EPs?

Sean

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Manny Myles
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Reged: 11/29/05

Loc: Far South of the flyover city ...

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: mypontiac]
#3118191 - 05/21/09 05:47 AM

No , not at all.
Some one brought up the design was flawed but had no substantiated proof of it producing this effect and no one yet to chime in with the bracket producing this for them.
m2

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Trebor777
Hazy

Reged: 01/04/08

Loc: Connecticut - U.S.

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: mypontiac]
#3118853 - 05/21/09 01:16 PM

Quote:

So as is has problems with Scope Flop? When changing EPs?

Sean

No, "as is" (stock voyager) I didn't have have any scope flop issues. And post Manny Mods, I didn't have scope flop issues. Proper balance is all you need - and the tension knobs on the voyager help also.

No issues when changing EP's either.

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TONGKW
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 01/16/07

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: Trebor777]
#3119731 - 05/21/09 09:32 PM Attachment (32 downloads)

I have carried out different modification to the Voyager for my use.
I find the Voyager in the original configuration with the long arm is not stable enough for my heavier OTA such as the C8 (12.5 lb) and the MK67 (10.7 lb). I make a shorter arm and now the set up is much more stable and zenith can still be reached though I have to revert to using the long arm when mounting long refractors.
I have also adapted a heavy duty photo tripod to mount the Voyager. The tripod is a Gitzo 1415 and is only 19.5 inches long. The whole set up is now very portable.

K W TONG
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C8 + CG-5GT, TSA102 + HEQ5 PRO, MK67 + Voyager Mount, WO ZS 80FD + Kenko NES, NexStar 6SE, WO Megrez 72 + Mizar K Mount, Mini Borg 50, C5, PST

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Phil Frederick
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: TONGKW]
#3120019 - 05/22/09 12:07 AM

Nice mod KW!

It's now looking a lot more like the Tak Teegul/Lapides which eliminated the original long arm similar to the Voyager and made a major improvement in stability.

As far as reaching the zenith, what if you redesigned the bracket to make it stiffer and angled it back (45+ degrees?) to move the alt axis further from the mount but not a far as the Voyager arm. Perhaps with a mount extension this may solve the alt problem yet still keep the COG more directly over the mount. just a thought!

Nice job!

Phil

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Manny Myles
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Reged: 11/29/05

Loc: Far South of the flyover city ...

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: Phil Frederick]
#3120298 - 05/22/09 06:17 AM Attachment (37 downloads)

I made a set of brackets that turned my Voyager into a VoyagEQ, did not work all that well in declination if this is what you are refering to Phil.
In Acesnion it was great but took a while to slo mo it back to a start postion to track the item again or another object, due to it not really working that great I kinda gave up on the project but saved the brackets to mess with another day.
m2

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Manny Myles
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Reged: 11/29/05

Loc: Far South of the flyover city ...

Re: My AT Voyager w/ "Manny Myles" Mods!!!! new

[Re: Manny Myles]
#3120300 - 05/22/09 06:18 AM Attachment (39 downloads)

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