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Old 11-02-2007, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by DougAdams View Post
. . . but I wonder how accurate the laser is. It has to be a precise fit in the eyepiece, I imagine. . . .
Precisely, Mr A. Mine turned out to be so sloppy in the focuser that a light touch (or even changing the 'scope's altitude) would cause the 'dot' to wander anywhere from the centre spot to close to the mirror's edge. I didn't even bother collimating the collimator as it was obviously totally useless. Hence the Cheshire which is fits nice and snugly.

If anyone wants a laser collimator and is prepared to pay the postage then mine is yours. You'll have to buy new batteries as I've (well my son did) used it as a pointer.
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