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Monstar
10-04-2014, 01:29 PM
My mate's wanting to buy a used 6" Dob (Skywatcher I believe he said) he's been offered and wants me to go too even though I'm a noob myself.

Could someone please advise us what to look for and avoid, as me and him don't want to look like Dumb and Dumber.
Cheers.

graham.hobart
10-04-2014, 03:36 PM
Not being a dob expert I would just guess like with other scopes-
1/ mirrors clean reflective?
2/ collimation knobs work can turn and can move mirrors-ie not jammed
3/ mount if wood not rotten or showing moisture damage
4/ lens if offered clean
5/ focuser smooth not loose holds eye pieces appears square/aligned
6/ easy to balance with EPS in
7/ clean undented OTA
8/ movements are smooth and not requiring excess force
right price!
Graz:thumbsup: