The ZWO Mini Electronic Filter Wheel (EFW) is the smallest lightest filter wheel from ZWO, weighing only 300grams. It has 5 filter slots, accepting 1.25 inch threaded filters.
The materials have excellent craftsmanship, cnc made from aircraft aluminium, in the heart of the wheel is a Japanese high quality stepper motor which can drive the filter wheels from USB power, either in a clockwise or anti clockwise direction.
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$289.00 inc GST
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The ZWO Electronic Filter Wheel Mini (EFW Mini)
The smallest and most lightweight 1.25″ Electronic Filter Wheel in the world, only 300 grams.
The body is CNC machined from a full block of aircraft grade aluminium and is a very thin 20mm thick.
The step motor is the heart of the EFWmini, which is made by NPM from Japan. You can trust its quality and relability.
Supports both 5*1.25″ filters or 5*31mm filters and can be rotated in both counter clockwise or clockwise direction for filter selection.
Only one USB Cable is enough to power up the EFW, the max power consumption is around 120ma@5V, so you can connected it form the USB2.0 hub of our cooled cameras.
The distance between the filter and sensor is around 10mm when you connect it to ASI1600.
So 1.25″ filters won’t have vignetting up to F5 focal ratio scope and 31mm filter won’t have vigentting up to F2 lens
Our new RGBL filters are recommended to work with ASI1600, it will offer nearly 1:1:1 RGB color balance.
Filter size: | 1.25″ threaded filters |
or, 31mm unmounted can be used | |
Filter slots: | 5 |
Control Mode: | ASCOM and SDK |
Weight: | 300 grams |
Power Supply: | USB |
Material: | Aluminium |
Power Consumption: | 120mAh @ 5Vdc |
In the box: | EFW Mini
1.25″ cover T2 nose piece |