Starlight Instruments Feather Touch® 3.5"/DTT 4.5"

Starting Price: $960.00
Price as Configured: $960.00
Brand: Starlight Instruments / SKU: SI-FTF3545B-A
Feather Touch® 3.5″ Diameter Dual Speed Telescope Focuser Kit, 4.5″ DTT, and Brake. The telescope must have at least 4.35″ of clearance for the draw tube to go inside of the telescope, if not the draw tube will “bottom-out” and give you more back focus.

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Thread: 4.1x24tpi M on Draw Tube (End Cap Side)
Draw Tube Travel: 114.30 mm | 4.50 In
Racked In from Mounting Face: 108.077 mm | 4.255 In
Racked Out from Mounting Face: 222.377 mm | 8.755 In
Diameter at Back Side (Eye Piece) of Draw Tube: 92.71 mm | 3.65 In
Draw Tube Drive Mechanism: Helical Rack and Pinion 72 Pitch Reduction Ratio: 10:1 (Approximately)
Travel per Pinion Revolution: 21.46mm | 0.845 In
Lifting Capacity: 8-9 kg/18-20lbs