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Originally Posted by Omaroo
They're not charging anything for re-collimation if required so I'm not sure that I follow your reasoning...it's free to you and me apart from postage.
No-one ever said that it was hard - just unlikely to be necessary. Let's not jump to negative conclusions, hey? If these guys want to offer a service - and the only cost is postage, then they're OK in my book.
This one has it's four collimation set screws firmly epoxied in place so that it won't (or shouldn't) shift - ever.
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Hi,
It isn't a matter of jumping to negative conclusions (although you may have done a bit of that yourself) but more a comment on whether the unit really needs to be shipped off anywhere into the distance, by anyone with a bit of basic knowledge. I just think that is what we are all about here - self reliance and shared expertise, not simply posting it off to the distributor when you aren't really sure if anything at all needs doing, and you can't check if anything even was when it is returned.
I believe with these laser collimation units you will find that regardless of how much epoxy is on the collimation screws you will need to check the collimation whenever batteries are replaced (major disturbance), and also for whatever disturbing effect is noticed due to how much the on/off screw is turned.
There is also a very basic point for all of us:
- how do you check for yourself whether you can have confidence in the laser collimation unit, despite kilograms of epoxy and assurances from the distributor?
As I said, a simple jig, not especially high-class, and a baseline of a few metres, and you can inform yourself well. I repeat, it is not difficult.
As for posting it off to a distributor who promises to work a trans-epoxy marvel which you cannot check on yourself when you get it back, well.......I just don't believe in that.
I'll post no more on this unless anyone wants details. Each to his own.
Cheers