aida gonzales: [SoftBisqUser] Re: RoboFocus settings

Hi tandy,

There isn't a simple answer (of course)...are you using a motor on the
regular focus knob, or have you put a crayford focuser on the rear port?

I use Focus Max, set up with a Feathertouch focuser on the rear port.
First you have to run the first light wizard so that your system is
calibrated. Make sure the focuser is kinda in the middle of its range
to start, and fairly well focused - doesn't have to be perfect. Then
FM sort of takes over and runs itself to find the best focus, ands it
sets the parameters for every time you use that system in the future.
You can run the wizard in every combination you normally use - barlow;
different camera, etc - and be ready for it to run.

I've heard good things about @Focus2, but haven't used it. @ Focus was
OK, yuo just had to figure out the right steps - in my case, it was
200 large steps, 10 small steps, for a C14, seemed to work OK. But
really you just have to fool around a bit to find the sweet spot...
hope that helps somewhat...
Morgan

--- In SoftBisqUser@yahoogroups.com, "carter646831" <carter646831@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
>
> I'm not sure which group this question is appropriate
to, so I'm
> posting to all of these. I have a RoboFocus that I use to focus my
Meade 8"
> Classic LX-200. I'm using CCDSoft 5 version 5.00.186, and a SBIG
ST-7XME. When I
> use @Focus, the focusing run is problematic at best. I can not
consistently
> achieve a sharp focus. I have FocusMax but I can not get it setup to
obtain
> sharp focus. My question is what are the settings I need for both
the RoboFocus
> and @Focus to obtain consistently sharp focus? I'm sure I read the
settings in
> the RoboFocus and @Focus, but I can not seem to figure them out.
>
>
>
> Tandy W. Carter Jr.
>
> carter646831@...
>
> http://home.att.net/~tandy.carter/index.htm
>

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