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Old 09-11-2009, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by erick View Post
Geoff, you're a hero. Yes, it is (was!) a Bintell 12" dob. So - 63cm from the axis of the Az bearing to the ground. The bearing might have added half a cm, if that - you would have taken the teflon pads out and replaced with the bearing?

Eric
Just been out for another look using a spirit level and vernier calipers. In the standard setup it would be a millimeter or 2 over 62 cm.

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