SVBONY 122mm Triplet APO Unboxing and Setup 

A friend is borrowing it right now. I miss it.

Never hear of this. The cables are double shelled and foil rapped there will be no cross talk. Twisting is defiantly bad.

@@TheNarrowbandChannel our radiometry labs did (probably still do but I've retired) deal with small analogue signals. Even well shielded BNC would get 9V supply cross talk when laid together. The PS can induce current in the shield. Once digitised (ADC) not so much of a problem but you still do not want noise added. We would generally star-earth the entire rig. And Faraday cage. Probably well OTT for what you are doing but to be aware of. Strapping cables together is tidy but not always the best plan. Tinfoil hats for camera sensors, no! Electric motors in mounts spit emf in all directions.

Oh boy! This could go way off topic, and deep. I'm a dedicated audiophile, and built/moded lots of tube gear etc. Star grounded (earthed). I made the mistake long time ago to daisychain grounds. That preamp when volume turned down caused hum that blew out $2k in Speakers. Yah cables need to be treated kindly.

@@mikehardy8247 yeah - some of our tame electronics wizards would hobby valve amps, one wrote books on them. They were the ones that would advise on our electronics and often make up the cables for us.

Time well spent!

We agree!

That is how i set it up. I do wish the am5 power out port had more amps though. The air can take 10amps and with the mount only giving you 3 it limits what you can do with dew straps. Ill be mentioning that in my review.

Thanks

Thanks 😁

Yes we shall see if they make an option for it.

A lot of searching on Ebay. Often though I actually cut them and saucer them back together at proper length. That has surprisingly worked out quite well for me.

@@TheNarrowbandChannel I'm handy with a soldering iron. Just recently clipped my Dewnot RCA jacks off, and shortened the leads, then soldered 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel connectors on to plug into asiair. Multiconductor USB cables get tricky though. Like I mentioned, would be nice if they didn't get stiff when cold. Thanks for ebay idea. I'm leary of what I'm getting from them.

Coming soon!

@@TheNarrowbandChannel we'll wait for it !

Usually Ebay is where I find them. Sometimes it hard to find the right stuff though. I have also often resorted to actually cutting the wires and then soldering them together at exact needed lengths. This has worked surprising well for me.

This might change. Remember mine is serial number 1 and still considered prototype.

@@TheNarrowbandChannel I certainly hope so as I have a few vixens that will likely end up as scrap as they are 10 a penny second hand

@@teslar1 If you have followed any of my posts on the FB group I did switch this to a Losmandy Plate we had.

Manual says 45lbs. You might be reading the wrong manual? Maybe your reading about the counterweight?

@@TheNarrowbandChannel yes the counter weight 5kg.

@@anthonygraham6449 Ya I am not over the limit on that.

@@TheNarrowbandChannel really you must have taken some off then. Good.

@@anthonygraham6449 I did go down to one weight. Might even try it with nothing. Will test both. The reason for the limit is because the shaft is threaded into aluminum and a lot of weight could shear it off. I'll cover this in my review of the mount.

Yes i do. Its 48x0.75

I need to figure out how to minimize the birds sounds. They sometimes overwhelm even me. Rooster is doing good.

@@TheNarrowbandChannel oh no, I love the bird sounds.. not distracting at all.

Sorry I do not speak Spanish.

14.2 lbs. So quite hefty but not as much as my newtonian.

I am going to start doing affiliated links soon. I would not recommend a scope this large though for a beginner. The 80mm triplet is a better choice. With gear for beginners start with small gear. It is easier to use, less frustrating and don't worry there is plenty to image even at very short focal lengths.

About 5 kilograms each , about 22 lbs for both.

They are 7.5lb weighs. So 15lbs total. Probably overkill.

It's all about enjoying your gear. I do not remember dropping it though. Interesting i have been very week lately due to help problems. Hope to get better soon. For a while i stopped imaging altogether this winter.