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Just an addendum to my post - I got this setup back in 2010 from memory. I can't locate the User Guide that came with it (hell, I can't be sure if it did have One!). Rang SkyWatcher's distributor and asked for a copy of the PDF user guide and was told nope, they don't have it - either on their site, or the SkyWatcher Global site. As far as they're concerned, it's 6, going 7 years old and no longer carried and they're not going to go to the trouble of providing such a thing for such a cheap scope.
That is absolutely bloody well outrageous and terrible customer service. I was told to check out the user guide for the 100mm esprit scope, but warned even then, their user guides mention nothing about focus tension adjustment. This is a basic thing that should be mentioned. I'm pretty sure if I were to buy a Takahashi or Astro-physics refractor, they'd A) have a user guide available 20 years down the track B) said instructions would include instructions on focuser tension adjustment.
To be fair to Tasco, One of their staff has asked me to send an image of the focuser and he'll do his best to write up a basic howto for me over the next week or so. So kudos to that staff member for going above and beyond, but not impressive as a whole for the distributor/company.
Dave
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