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Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 12" secondary mirror support loose!
From: Frank Loch
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Nov 18 07:08:10 1999

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> In a message dated 99-11-17 11:01:12 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> Has anyone else had this problem -- and the solution is----????
> >>
>
> Yep. Been there; done that. <G> And thanks to this group, I found out that
> all you need do is to remove the corrector plate... keeping sure of how it
> was aligned to the tube... then just hold the outer part, the part you
> felt the movement in, and grab the "tube" that holds the secondary. Twist
> it and it will screw right back into place, and be nice and snug. Just
> hope that the secondary didn't move much, compared to the corrector, or it
> will not be in exact alignment.
>
> I repaired mine that way and I couldn't see any difference because of
> secondary misalignment, as far as I could tell.
>
> For what it's worth.
>
> Bruce Johnston


Hi Bruce -- Thanks. "done that" here also. Will check out the results
tonight.

Best regards

Frank


Best regards,

Frank Loch

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