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Tio · 14w
After having my Celestron SLT 130 telescope for some 10 years now, yesterday it broke. Exactly before the total solar eclipse next month...after I was preparing so much for it. What broke? This shitt...
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@Tio

Oof, sorry to hear that man. Funny how little things like that gear breaking can be such a pain and annoyance, especially when you're already in a terrible mental state.

Are you sure that you can't replace that gear? I mean gears are so common that I thought should be easy to get a spare, but yeah I guess is not so easy like that..... This might be a long shot but have you ever thought about 3D printing one? Maybe would be too much work to design these I guess.
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Tio · 14w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqwkz9dfrcuxdl7krcqq77hnr2dkv7gzcpqkjnuauf0ervyxtn6qls388wh6 Yah I found the open source project for the gear since others faced the same issue, but I also broke a little metal nob that was holding it in place....so is mission impossible even if w...