Hi all,
well I finally picked up my new Celestron 9.25 and EQ6 Mount today. I arrive at the suppliers shop only to find that he has cleaned the front corrector and it has smears all over it and lint dust on the primary, it was his first time cleaning an SCT which he admitted. He had been cleaning it radially from the secondary.
I suggested to him that he ought to give it another clean and this time go around in a circle. It came up much cleaner.
Then he tells me there is no power cable and that I can use one he has spare. It does not work, power is not being transferred. Luckily I had the presence of mind to purchase an ac cable and transformer. That works.
So I trundle home and ring EXFSO to come and have a look with me while I setup. By the time he arrives I have discovered yet another problem. The RA cap that covers the Polar scope is cross threaded. However, the mount looks very solid but makes a couple of noises when slewing on maximum. Still I am happy enough. Peter arrives here and we go over the mount, the sky scan, everything seems fine. I then think to show Peter the dust which is on the Primary (I was told by the supplier that I would get a free clean; meaning it had to go to Brisbane for a full clean). I shone the torch down the tube and immediately noticed scratches on the corrector plate eminating from the secondary to the outside of the tube.
We both looked at it and said the supplier had fluffed it. I rang him soon after and he said he would replace the OTA free of charge and that it would arrive in three weeks. In the meantime I am free to use the orginal OTA free of charge.
The upshot, check everything the first day on delivery. If you have a good supplier like I have they will replace anything free of charge. Frustrating but reassuring.
Anyway here is a shot of the beast (eagle).