Skywatcher Maksutov Mak 150 / 1800 Motor Focuser 28BYJ-48

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Hi, I needed a motor focuser for my Skywatcher Maksutov 150 / 1800 mm based on the MyFocuserPro2 project from Robert Brown, used with a 28BYJ-48 Motor. I found an existing very nice 3D design for a C8 telescope which I have slighlty adapted for the Mak. Here is the link of the original C8 design from "PapaSpiro" (thank you very much for your work!): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3552339 Please not the following warning (copied from PapaSpiro's project) "#WARNING: If using PLA, you should turn all the coils of the stepper to a low state (OFF, 0v) after moving to avoid heating issues. Stepper motors can be very hot if you keep the power on and can melt the PLA. If you turn off the coil, heating will not be a concern. If you are using a custom code, turn all the output pins to low after each move. If you are using the code from an other project, look at the documentation or ask the developer. For "Arduino ASCOM Focuser Pro": check the documentation for "Set Coil Power" and turn it to off. (default is ON)"