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BowzerS14
12-02-2006, 10:45 AM
Hi all
I bought the Bintel BT-203 (the 8" one) a week or two ago. One thing i noticed were the two bolts that screw into the focuser were very bent (It came like this, it was half assembled). The problem is i used it for the first proper time last night and it would not hold the lenses properly, it would keep slipping. Casue the bolts are badly bent i cant do it up to secure it. So i undid them both a little and now the focuser is all loose and wont wind at all. Should i take it back to Bintel??? Or is there a simple way to fix the problem and get some unbent bolts.

Cheers
BowzerS14
12-02-2006, 10:56 AM
Hmm well i tightened the top bolt up as much as i could until the bent part got in the way. It seems to work but i cant do the bottom one up or it locks (Is this actually a locking mechanism so it doesnt go out of focus or should i stil be able to do it up)

Cheers people
cahullian
12-02-2006, 11:21 AM
Send it back. Bintel are great to deal with and they would only be too happy to help you out.

gazz/ irish
janoskiss
12-02-2006, 11:30 AM
Just take it back. That's what the shop is there for. :)
BowzerS14
12-02-2006, 10:35 PM
Yeah sounds like the thing to do. Away for the next weekend or 2 but ill take it back after that. It seems to work fine now just cant tighten it properly.

Cheers people
(Just a note: Im not accusing any1 of selling something that doesnt work here. Its just a few bent bolts!!!!!!!)
33South
13-02-2006, 09:30 AM
I agree, when I bought my ED80 last year the objective cell had been damaged, minor but noticable. Suspiciously like it had been knocked before packing, and also more importantly the glass looked out of alignment.
Instead of stuffing around trying to fix it they just replaced the whole thing for me.:)
Roger Davis
13-02-2006, 09:30 AM
Yeah, just bring it back, or come in and we'll give you two new lock bolts if that is all it needs.
ving
13-02-2006, 10:03 AM
probably damaged in shipping from them to you as they check everything first dont they? ;)

yeah send it back, i am sure they'll be fine with it :)
rmcpb
14-02-2006, 02:29 PM
That is why you buy from someone like Bintel, just take it back and I'm sure they will have no worries about fixing you up.

Cheers