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Old 07-11-2010, 06:00 AM
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A few pix.
The 2" Crayford all mounted up and working well on the 10".
And the comparison of the spider assembly in the 114mm after I modded it. Hasn't seen starlight yet but the daytime alignment tests were incredibly improved. Cut the spider out of the front ring and refitted it to support the tube and look good. It just about lined itself up, very minimal tweaking required. 23 mm minimal diameter as opposed to 40 mm with 5 mm vanes. 10% improvement in photons.
Bought all the hardware to build the electrics for the 10" and I need to add a couple of big lead weights at the base to get the balance back
Now just need some clear skies.
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