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Links as of January, 2007. Many may no longer be valid.
Power Box 12v-18v-110v By Jim Lowry
Power Box -- Alternate Design-1 by T. Wideman
Power Box -- Alternate Design-2 by P. Lanclos
Power Box -- Alternate Design-3 by Rob LaPointe
18 Volt Power Supply Design by Ray Wallace
12/18/120V Power Box Design URL by Danny Cobb
Field Power Solutions by Larry Owens
Power Box Design -- by Bill VanOrden
Note: see Battery topic for more info.
Ed Stewart's AstroDesigns site for: 2-D Counterweight System
2-D Counterweight Design by Jon Brewster
2-D Counterweight Design by Bob Cadloff
2-D Counterweight Design by Chris Vedeler
2-D Counterweight Design by Ron Wagner
2-D Counterweight Design by Rick Woods
Ed Stewart's AstroDesigns
site for: tripod sled & scope transporters
Caster Tripod Sleds by Don Holcombe & Assaf Berwald
T-Frame Telescope Transporter by Jerry Horne
Scope Transporter by Dave Dixon
Scoporter Design by Rob Preston
Field Transport System by Alan Jones
Portable Scope Stand by Mitchell Findlay
Bill Arnett's
Design Site --Dew Zapper, Focus Aid, LX200 connecting cable, etc.
Barry Gerdes' Designs & Tutorials
Site --wedge, jigs, camera adapters, polar alignment, tips, etc.
Rob Roy's Designs & Joy Stick Info-- Spring-Loading Tripod Bolt, Pizza-pie Plate
KeyPad Holder, Polaris Wedge Sight, Emergency Polaris Wedge Sight
"Denver" Observing Chair Design-- Outside link #1 and #2
LX200 Leg Adjuster Design by H. Seemann
LX50 Dec Fix Kit & ETX Astro Dual Axis Drive Corrector by Jordan Blessing
Dew Zapper Design by Bill VanOrden
Focal Reducer Adapter by Ted Agos
ETX- Simple Drive Mods by Michael Hart
Guidescope Mounting Rings by Ken Milburn
Joystickstar (control directional slewing of the classic
with a joystick) by Dave Lillis
LX200 Rotating Workstation by J. Nordby
STI Series II Knife-Edge Focusers by Richard Shell
Spring Mounted Bolt for AltAz Use of LX Tripod (Springy Thingy) by Gary Giddings
LX200 Saddle Accessory by Ted Agos
Do-It-Yourself designs for: Battery Pack, Dew Shield Counter Weight, Dew Zapper,
Focuser Bearing Mod, Heated Eyepiece Tray, How to Make a Serial Cable,
Military Case Conversion, SCT Cooler, Solar Filter by Scott Baker
Ed Stewart's AstroDesigns site for: tripod stiffening shelf
LX200: Ball Bearing Focuser Upgrade Kit
Web Page for Do-It-Yourself LX200 Accessories
Nite-I Scope Covers & Accessories
Steel Pier Design by
Tony Floyde
Pier Design by Turgut Kalfaoglu
Pier Design by Ted Wilbur
Pier Design by Bill VanOrden
Pier Design by Maurice Gavin
Pier Design inside a garage by John Smith
Permanent Pier Design by Jim Slay
Permanent Pier & Mounting Plates by Andy Heath
Also see the Permanent
Pier topic in the Topical Archive for additional designs that are
hosted on that page plus a great deal of information about pier construction considerations.
List of Observatory Designs --by Bill Arnett (huge list!)
Article -- Design Phase of Building Your Own Observatory, by Jay Ballauer
Article -- Construction Phase of Building Your Own Observatory, by Jay Ballauer
Roll-Off Building Design by Doc G
Roll-Off Building Design by Ivor Barker
Plans for a Tilt-Off Roof Observatory by Eric Schandall
Mobi Observation & Imaging Trailer by D. Baker
The
Vedeler Observatory by Chris Vedeler
Roll-Off
Roof Design by John Mahony
Roll-Off Roof Design by Bruce Johnston
Fiberglass
Dome Design by Richard Harris
Also see the Observatory
topic in the Topical Archive
Ed Stewart's AstroDesigns site
for: wooden equatorial wedge & wedge stabilizer
Milburn Wedge by Ken Milburn
Ulti-Wedge by Randy Marsden
Superior Wedge by Mitty Observatory
The Baltic Wedge by Mike Murphy
Homemade Wedge Design by Gene Chimahusky
Homemade Wedge Design by
Tony Floyde
Homemade Wedge Design by Barry Gerdes
Deck Mount for Equatorial Wedge by Richard
Robinson
Also see the Wedge/Tripod
Mods page in the Topical Archive