stets
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Is there a way to relace the helical focuser that comes with a Coronado scope with a more precise rack and pinion focuser?
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skyward_eyes
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Starizona in Tucson, AZ made a custom adapter for my friends Solarmax 60 that replaced the whole rear assembly with a 2" Feather touch focuser.
Heres a LINK
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www.skywardeyes.webs.com
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Alan Friedman
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Greg Piepol also has a dual speed focuser (feathertouch, I think) on his 90mm solarmax. Helical focusers are awful for imaging. I replaced the massive helical focuser on my Zeiss APQ for a feathertouch.
Alan
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stets
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Thank you Kevin and Alan ... much appreciated.
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Awesomelenny
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Moonlite makes a truly well made focuser for the Coronado SM90 telescope. Mine is the prototype. It handles the SBIG level heavy duty cameras VERY well! Contact them too. 
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Len
Meade 178 ED APO
127mm Astro_Tech ED APO
4" f/15 Model 166 Unitron with UNIWITT Pier
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Coronado Solarmax 90 DS Telescope
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stephenramsden
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Or you could just buy an off the shelf feathertouch, unscrew the helical focuser, and then have an adaptor made at a local machine shop like this...
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Stephen W. Ramsden
Atlanta, GA--USA
NASA SOLAR SYSTEM AMBASSADOR
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stets
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Thank you Len and Stephen for the pictures of your set-ups.
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Ralph Marantino
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I love the helical on my 70mm Coronado as much as my feather Touches on all my other scopes.
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Mapman2
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Quote:
Starizona in Tucson, AZ made a custom adapter for my friends Solarmax 60 that replaced the whole rear assembly with a 2" Feather touch focuser. ...
I also had Starizona modify my SolarMax 60 with the 2" Feathertouch focuser. They did a very nice job. I recommend you contact them. This is a GREAT mod to the SolarMax.
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marktownley
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I got an adapter to try and mate my Moonlite SCT focuser to my SM40, but it sits too far back to reach focus. I don't want to cut the SM40 tube down incase I sell it in the future to get a bigger beast 
I'm still working on it tho as the helical in indeed rubbish! I'm hoping to come across a 2nd hand decent refractor focuser on ebay or somewhere to take the project further. Don't really want to shell out a load of £££ to find it doen't work...
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LarryAlvarez
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I too had issues with the helical focuser. Threre is a cheaper way than getting something machined or buying the Coronado adapter. See the how to on my website on using the back end of an old focuser for it and an NGF-C focuser.
Telescope adapter
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robert_arnold
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Mark, I have a Skywatcher focusser looking like the one in the post from Larry if that is any use to you 
Robert
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