It's stuck but good

[LewisM]

Trying to remove the old dewshield on my FL102S so I can replace it with the new old-stock one that arrived, but no joy, even with a pair of boa straps on it. The objective cell wants to come off the OTA (which I don't want), but no way yhe dew shield wants to part company with the objective cell (and I am NOT pinching/squishing the tube or anything).

Ideas?

[RB (Andrew)]

Sell it.

[Kunama]

Originally Posted by RB

Sell it.

[traveller (Bo)]

Apply some heat to the dew shield (a heat pack or something), and see if it will help to loosen it.
Bo

[N1 (Mirko)]

I had the same problem once on my small FS60. A few plain old rubber bands around the lens cell and tube did the trick.

You could also try and heat the dew shield near the lens cell (using a dew heating strap or something) to increase its diameter slightly - after letting the scope cool down for a while outside and making sure the lens cell stays as cool as possible relative to the dew shield.

Otherwise I'm afraid you will have to sell it.

[daine042 (Daine)]

Got a dremel or angle grinder? Could run a cut up it untill its almost all the way through then you should be able to crack the last little bit by hand

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by rb

sell it.

:p

Αξίζετε τιμωρία.

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by Kunama

Haureutta poron kanssa

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by traveller

apply some heat to the dew shield (a heat pack or something), and see if it will help to loosen it.
Bo

謝謝你的建議

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by N1

I had the same problem once on my small FS60. A few plain old rubber bands around the lens cell and tube did the trick.

You could also try and heat the dew shield near the lens cell (using a dew heating strap or something) to increase its diameter slightly - after letting the scope cool down for a while outside and making sure the lens cell stays as cool as possible relative to the dew shield.

Otherwise I'm afraid you will have to sell it.

Wilco, apart from the selling bit.

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by daine042

Got a dremel or angle grinder? Could run a cut up it untill its almost all the way through then you should be able to crack the last little bit by hand

NON destructive method - I should have mentioned that

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

RB,
Вы фантастические.

спасибо Lewis !

[traveller (Bo)]

Originally Posted by lewism

謝謝你的建議

别客气

[daine042 (Daine)]

Heat and wd-40 might do the trick then maybe stick the end of the dew sheild in some boiling water should draw enough heat up to release it

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by rb

спасибо lewis !

Хм, есть нечто более уместно, что я должен сказать...

[N1 (Mirko)]

ребята, что вы делаете?

[Kunama]

Sirkkelillä poikki vaan !!!

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by Kunama

Sirkkelillä poikki vaan !!!

Voitelu auttaa Matti

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by N1

ребята, что вы делаете?

We be playing silly buggers

[Octane (Humayun)]

A flamethrower should do the trick.

H