I would like to inform all
of you that there is a backlash problem with TMB 130ss focusers (not the feathertouch one, the TMB designed(?) one). I know this for 100% shure, because I wanted to buy this scope here in France with Scopemania, and this is what I have been told : "We have one in stock right now, but we will not sell it to you because the focuser is not o.k., it has backlash problems with the fine focuser". When you turn the focuser nothing happens for a while and after turning it for some time it only starts to work. And this is not a small,problem, otherwise they would have sold it to me at a special price, but they will not sell it to me because of this problem. And there is more : the guy at Scopmania assured me that this is not a problem unique with the one they have in stock, so,watch out all of you out there if you follow Tom Trusacks advice on Cloudy Nights and which to by a second hand one with the TMB focuser!!!!This is the reason why TMB changed to the feathertouch focuser, nothing else. Very interesting also is the fact that the honest guy at Scopemania also assured me that the same problem exists with the William Optics FLT 132, after I told him this scope would interest me also, so, there you go. At Scopemania's they also told me that there have been sold TMB130ss scopes without this focuser problem, because there were no problems detected at the moment of seling it, BUT, after a couple nights of turning the focuser, here they were again. So, Scopemania will keep the TMB130ss they have in stock, and will order a feathertouch focuser and install it on the tube themselves, and only then will they sell this scope, not before, not even at he full price, because they feel that this quality refractor deserves a better focuser. I hope this was interesting for people who wanted to buy this TMB-focuser equipped 130ss or the Williams FLT 132. I don't know if the problem as as bad with the FLT 132 as it is with the TMB, but it has been reported, so be warned :S
P.S. I hope my English is not too bad, cause my language is French 8)
of you that there is a backlash problem with TMB 130ss focusers (not the feathertouch one, the TMB designed(?) one). I know this for 100% shure, because I wanted to buy this scope here in France with Scopemania, and this is what I have been told : "We have one in stock right now, but we will not sell it to you because the focuser is not o.k., it has backlash problems with the fine focuser". When you turn the focuser nothing happens for a while and after turning it for some time it only starts to work. And this is not a small,problem, otherwise they would have sold it to me at a special price, but they will not sell it to me because of this problem. And there is more : the guy at Scopmania assured me that this is not a problem unique with the one they have in stock, so,watch out all of you out there if you follow Tom Trusacks advice on Cloudy Nights and which to by a second hand one with the TMB focuser!!!!This is the reason why TMB changed to the feathertouch focuser, nothing else. Very interesting also is the fact that the honest guy at Scopemania also assured me that the same problem exists with the William Optics FLT 132, after I told him this scope would interest me also, so, there you go. At Scopemania's they also told me that there have been sold TMB130ss scopes without this focuser problem, because there were no problems detected at the moment of seling it, BUT, after a couple nights of turning the focuser, here they were again. So, Scopemania will keep the TMB130ss they have in stock, and will order a feathertouch focuser and install it on the tube themselves, and only then will they sell this scope, not before, not even at he full price, because they feel that this quality refractor deserves a better focuser. I hope this was interesting for people who wanted to buy this TMB-focuser equipped 130ss or the Williams FLT 132. I don't know if the problem as as bad with the FLT 132 as it is with the TMB, but it has been reported, so be warned :S
P.S. I hope my English is not too bad, cause my language is French 8)
