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Old 18-06-2007, 01:30 PM
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locking bolts

thank you, yes, excellent point there. A mistake I find myself making if I'm not paying enough attention. The (wrong) instinct is to tighten it until you find yourself grunting with the effort.

Even with the slightest tightening, tho', my donut moves off the center mark of my barlowed laser collimator.

Cheers

Scott



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Originally Posted by astro_nutt View Post
A friend of mine has the 12" Lightbridge made life easier for himself...after the first spot-on collimation he then labeled the the truss positions against the mounts on the top and bottom sections...then just a matter of a slight tweek after re-assembly..if necessary..
As with any locking screw on either the primary or secondary mirror cell..please be careful not to overtighten..just a slight nip-up will do..
Have fun..and welcome to IIS a1120028!
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