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Old 15-02-2011, 07:48 AM
toc (Tim)
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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes View Post
Are you sure that it is the mechanical rigidity between the two telescope bodies causing the trouble. If you have the coupling as tight as you say I would suspect that the problem is somewhere else. It could be mirror shift, focuser body or any other part of the system that is not stable.

Barry
Pretty sure - the dovetail is literally bolted on, and the scope rings are just using plastic (nylon) set screws, so I strongly suspect that is the weak link.
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