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Originally Posted by tnott
Nice. Interesting is the shorter altitude bearing (instead of the foldable bearing of the Obsession UC) made possible by the continual strip of teflon. The 8 poles simplifies the addition of a shroud for those who want one.
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If you think about it you dont need full half circle Alt bearing. If the scope
has Alt rocker teflon bearings spaced (at their furtherest ends) 70 degrees
apart and the scope altitude travel is limited to 90 degrees you have 20 degrees
of Alt bearing never doing any work. Couple that with the first 15 degrees
off the horizon bearing mostly unfavorable to observing you could cut the
Alt beaing down to 145 degrees. If you employed full length teflon strips
for the rocker box side you will extend that leeway.
I like the full length shroud look, plus the full SC on a compact style.
regards,CS