Sky Watcher refractor two speed focusser, manual

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Sky Watcher refractor two speed focusser, manual

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Sometimes I hear complaints about this focusser. After initially working all right it seemed very difficult to service it and people decided to buy a new and very expensive one.
I serviced this focusser twice by now while reading the manual. It is not as difficult as it seems. It works fine, much better than ad random loosening or thightening all kind of bolts.
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https://teleskop-austria.at/information ... tieren.pdf
Refractors in frequency of use : *SW Evostar 120ED F/7.5 (all round ), * Vixen 102ED F/9 (vintage), both on Vixen GPDX.
GrabnGo on Alt/AZ : *SW Startravel 102 F/5 refractor( widefield, Sun, push-to), *OMC140 Maksutov F/14.3 ( planets).
Most used Eyepieces: *Panoptic 24, *Morpheus 14, *Leica ASPH zoom, *Zeiss barlow, *Pentax XO5.
Commonly used bino's : *Jena 10X50 , * Canon 10X30 IS, *Swarovski Habicht 7X42, * Celestron 15X70, *Kasai 2.3X40
Rijswijk Public Observatory: * Astro-Physics Starfire 130 f/8, * 6 inch Newton, * C9.25, * Meade 14 inch LX600 ACF, *Lunt.
Amateur astronomer since 1970.
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