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Old 12-12-2007, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Starkler View Post
The other issue is that the curvature of the mounting foot I believe is suited to the tube of a gso 8" dob. Your 150 newt may have an ota tube that's too small.
Hi,

That curvature can be a problem, but it is simple to swap the mounting foot part with that from another GSO focuser (which agreed may not be relevant in this case). It is held on the main barrel by 2 grubscrews.

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