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I don't know why this isn't a topic already; it seems to be the one serious weakness to an otherwise great piece of hardware. As far as I can figure out, if you have the declination bracket mounted, then using the illuminator is tricky. You get two pieces to work with: the illuminator itself and the small round part with four tangs on on one side (the adapter). Being curious (imagine a chimpanzee holding these parts and wondering how they go together), I manipulated the parts until i fugured out a couple things: 1) the four little tangs fit nicely into the big slot on the declination bracket 2) the three tangs on the illuminator fit into the opposite side of the adapter So, I thought wow, this should be easy to use, it all snaps together, except that it all fits worse than OJ's gloves. (The chimp is jumping up and down and screaming now) When you put the illuminator into the adapter, the adapter shape deforms and the tangs on the adapter no longer grip the side of the dec bracket slot and the illuminator just falls off. Sometimes, because the adapter is made of a semi-slippery thermoplastic, the illuminator just pops out of the adapter on its own. I can't be the first to have this problem or to attempt to solve it. |
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Hi I use this adapter: https://www.star-watcher.ch/equipment/illuminator-adapter/ It can be 3D printed or ordered here: http://www.astrokraken.fr/accessories-for-skywatcher-star-adventurer-mount-a184487612 The latest model I ordered fits perfect (L-bracket and illuminator itself) and still does after usage. At least on the old Star Adventurer model (the red one). And I've no problems with illuminator falling off the adapter. CS Karol |
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| I don't shoot primarily with my SA (occasional travel mount), but, when I use mine, I don't use the illuminator at all. I just wave my red headlamp around below the the polar scope and hold it far enough away that I can see the marking pattern, but not so close it overwhelms the stars. |
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| Yes waving a headlamp in front of it is my solution also… the Illuminator is an appallingly bad design. |
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| Terrible design, two of the ‘small tabs’ snapped off mine very quickly, so very wobbly - I’ll order one of Philippe’s adapters. I also found the red LED very dim, and soldered a wire across the resistor; much better illumination now. See thread https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/300817-polar-illuminator-for-skywatcher-star-adventurer-improvemet/ |
