The helical focuser on my 14.5" is OK but not ideal for mounting a
So, I swapped focusers yesterday.
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I removed the focuser board from the scope and fitted the new Moonlite to the old board. I took my time and used a squaring tool to be sure everything is orthogonal.
Then I marked and carefully drilled pilot holes and test fitted.
Then I used slightly longer hex head bolts and used the Moonlite backing plate to sandwich the focuser to the mount slab.
AAt that point it looked right, so I painted the shiny lock nuts with chalkboard black (Home Depot - cheap and great), and then remounted everything to the top of the scope.
The fitment was pretty good! I didn't need to change the angle of the focuser for collimation, it was better than the original.
Collimation took about 5 min - I am happy to have the focuser installed straight. Sometimes my "skills" leave me in a quandary.
Thanks for reading to the bottom.
Kind regards,