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Old 06-07-2018, 09:28 AM
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Karen,
The slop/flop of the main mirror in an SCT can certainly be improved by running the mirror up and down the baffle tube; by rotating the focusing knob (about 30 turns) each way a few times.
This re-spreads the grease on the baffle tube and reduces the effective gap.

A routine job which should be done by all SCT owners at regular intervals.
Hope that helps.
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