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Originally Posted by Russ59
7. As a side note, this range does not have a clutch, so you cannot disengage the drive and operate the scope by hand. Are you aware of this? I only point this out because it is something that is often pointed out with the SE range. I know because I've been a part of a number of threads in forums in the US and UK which have raised this topic.
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This is an interesting point. Over the last three years I have acquired three base assemblies from the SE series scopes. All with damaged Altitude/declination drive sections. Whether they wore out or broke from abuse I don't know. They were not repairable so they would have needed to be replaced under warrantee. (necessary in Australia). This warrantee would no doubt have been carried by the vendor, another selling cost in Australia.
Barry