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Originally Posted by SpaceNoob
Yeah, I put everything I could together on a bench, I even took off my focuser. The whole train effectively. I got my partner to help me bolt it on to the back of the CDK. She's a tradies daughter, comes in handy when things need fixing or telescope gear needs to be setup with assistance 
I usually apply pressure against the two connecting components and lightly screw in the bolts until they bite a little. Then tighten them a bit each until they're all tight and nothing tilts out. With a rotator in the mix, everything needs to be perfect. |
Good approach Chris.
I am wondering though if a bit of Teflon grease smear would also help them seat well. I would be worried though it could make stuff slip but I a smear would prevent the aluminium dovetails from grabbing before they are well seated.
I noticed I had one corner with distorted stars the other night and I was shimming out the camera to correct. It was difficult. So yesterday I took them off and reseated them on the bench and last night it appears to be round stars in all corners so something was off a tad.
Also I found the MMOAG eyepiece holder tends to hit against the CFW so I had to grind off a section so that it clears it. I think it might have been pushing the CFW out a little bit causing the distortion. Does your MMOAG hit your CFW 5/7? We have essentially the same setup here with the exception you have a rotator. Otherwise its exactly the same. Great minds eh?
Greg.