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Originally posted by Starkler
Fair comments John.
First time I removed my mirror cell from the ota, it was very tight and needed some persuasion to come out. This was safer with the OTA laying on the floor. I just suggested that as anything dropped wont fall very far and I wanted to minimise the chance of those unfamiliar with their scope to cause damage .
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Geoff,
Thats a very valid point you make.
On my current scope the primary cell comes out very easily so thats not an issue at all. I have however seen several scopes where the primary cell was quite tight to remove, I think maybe the earlier manufactured scopes possibly. On the scopes where the cell is very tight the best option as you say is to lay the OTA down flat, I lay it on a bed or couch and then tap the edge of the mirror cell using a piece of timber and a hammer, just keep tapping gently and get someone else to "catch" the mirror/cell as it comes away from the tube. Second and subsequent removal is usually a lot easier.
CS-John B