hi all,
our school's mount is missing one slow-mo knob, prob got lost somewhere.. anyone here happens to have an extra knob/ knows where i can get such spare parts?
thanks!
hannah
anyone has extra knob?
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HI Hannah,
You need to be specific on what slo-mo knob you have lost...
Is it the all time favourite Manfrotto 410? Or the one on an equatorial mount.
If its the latter, you can check with Samuel from Harlequin Astronomics.
For the former, its going to be difficult as Manfrotto does not manufacture such spares. If the knob came off completely, you may need to drill a hole and attach a turning rod in place of the knob.
rich
You need to be specific on what slo-mo knob you have lost...
Is it the all time favourite Manfrotto 410? Or the one on an equatorial mount.
If its the latter, you can check with Samuel from Harlequin Astronomics.
For the former, its going to be difficult as Manfrotto does not manufacture such spares. If the knob came off completely, you may need to drill a hole and attach a turning rod in place of the knob.
rich
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One look on the topic header looks somehow suggestive! Hahahha, anyway, i'll probably guess you guys are missing the slo-mo control knob from a SP equatorial mount, so my best guess is to get a spare from where u got your setup from, eg AstroScientific, etc etc.. Otherwise, why not have the fun of doing one yourself?
Charlie
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The gentle light of a distant galaxy
must needs pour into mine eye.
Or i shall with bent and turned,
fall me down, distraught..To die.
must needs pour into mine eye.
Or i shall with bent and turned,
fall me down, distraught..To die.
Yes, you're right Weixing! It's actually around the same diameter! and the die-cut is the same. So i'll guess hannah can find her knob there but do they have long ones too?
Charlie
Charlie
The gentle light of a distant galaxy
must needs pour into mine eye.
Or i shall with bent and turned,
fall me down, distraught..To die.
must needs pour into mine eye.
Or i shall with bent and turned,
fall me down, distraught..To die.
it's for a refractor mount.. not sure what exactly the mount is though :? actually we have an extra knob in the room too, but somehow it doesn't fit (diameter too small) issit possible to drill the diameter larger? i would think that's a rather drastic measure though..
sim lim, try to find from what kind of shops? camera?
hannah
sim lim, try to find from what kind of shops? camera?
hannah
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Hi Hannah,hlyf wrote:it's for a refractor mount.. not sure what exactly the mount is though :? actually we have an extra knob in the room too, but somehow it doesn't fit (diameter too small) issit possible to drill the diameter larger? i would think that's a rather drastic measure though..
sim lim, try to find from what kind of shops? camera?
hannah
Its really difficult to even offer suggestions if you do not provide a pic of what the configuration look like. What scope, what adapter, what tripod?
if in doubt, use whatever is available. A touch of superglue is good improvising...
rich
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