Vixen 1:7 Dual Speed Focuser Upgrade Kit for Vixen R&P focusers
After the installation of this upgrade kit, you can focus significantly finer - helpful with fast telescopes, almost essential in astrophotography.
Speed reduction 7:1, normal speed is retained Precise and yet quick focusing Made for rack & pinion focusers Suitable for many telescopes from Vixen Does not fit to older focusers with slim shaft Quick and easy installation The equipment on the second image is shown only for demonstration purposes, only the upgrade kit is in the scope of delivery.
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Vixen 1:7 Dual Speed Upgrade Kit for Vixen R&P Focusers
With the installation of the Vixen Dual Speed Focuser, the rack-and-pinion focusing equipment on your Vixen Telescope can be upgraded to provide finer focus adjustments. Allows dual speed focusing with coarse and fine speed adjustments.
The dual speed focuser kit can be retrofitted to the rack and pinion focuser by removing one of the focusing knobs attached to it. The kit allows 1/7th speed focusing and can be attached on either side of the focusing shaft.
Suitable for: All Vixen ED refractors with 2" drawtubes (in spite of ED 80 and ED 100) All VMC 200 (without "L") and many larger VMC telescopes
Not usable on VMC95L, VMC110L, VMC260L, VMC330L, A70Lf, A80Mf, ED80Sf, and R130Sf, and in general not for cylindrical plastic knobs with screw.
Suitable for: | Vixen rack and pinion focusers |
Speed reduction: | To 1/7 |
1:7 Dual speed focuser upgrade
Reviews
Written by Valentin Sostin
on 2021-06-25
"Expensive, but very well built. Build quality is top notch. However not as smooth as e.g. Starlight FT, a bit tight, but overall very good and significantly improves focusing precision."