Skywatcher Heliofind - The view into the inside.

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Skywatcher Heliofind - The view into the inside.

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Skywatcher Heliofind - The view into the inside.



For an idea, a Skywatcher Heliofind mount is disassembled to see if it can be modified for other purposes:



What is needed:

  • Phillips screwdriver small
    Phillips screwdriver normal
    Allen key size 1.5
    Cutter knife

Attention: Before you start: Parts will be destroyed during disassembly!







Disassembly of the Heliofind:




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The four small cross screws must be loosened.





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The other two cross screws in the recesses as well.



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The cover must be removed. Unfortunately, this is not non-destructive.




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You can see the remains of the adhesive pad. The four Phillips screws are loosened.






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The two grub screws are loosened and the ring is unscrewed.

Then the axle can be pressed in carefully. Unfortunately, the cover on the other side cannot be loosened otherwise.




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This is how the inner workings look like.

The board is a modified version of the AZ-GTI, without WIFI and with other connectors.






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There is also this cover that can be pulled off. Unfortunately, this design did not help in opening the mount.




I am not sure, if reports like this are wanted. If you think it's okay I will post more of these things here, when I disassemble or destroy more sun related parts...


Bastelhannes / Karsten


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