Meade still makes the 0.965" adapter. Readily available new at $30 and
I just found a used one for $15 in about 3 minutes.
Yeah, I think a wind up clock drive will be hard to find. In the olden
days I think they used to be made from wind-up Victrola motors. What
will the square wave out of the inexpensive inverter do to your clock motor?
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/8/2012 8:50 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
> This will give me an opportunity to try out the 0.965" camera adapter
> that I bought last year. Tough item to find since everyone migrated
> to 1.250" eyepieces. Even tougher is a wind-up clock drive, and I've
> yet to find one of those. I did find a small 115VAC one that will
> work with the little power inverter that plugs into the 12V accessory
> sockets.
>
> If the weather cooperates I'll consider giving it a try this
> weekend.
>
> Chris
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