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Subject: Re: [M]: RE: Modify an LX200?
From: Bill Arnett
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Wed Mar 08 01:24:47 2000

While you're here, how about checking out the Astronomy Book List ?

On 3/7/00 9:09 PM, R. A. Greiner wrote:

>... there is no weakness in the fork at all. It is
> a very strong casting. The weakness is in the RA bearings and the
> design change suggested here would exacerbate that problem.

That sounds right for polar mode but in altaz mode the extra length of the
fork wouldn't matter much to the RA bearing. This idea might be of interest
to users of the FDR.

--
Bill Arnett
Emerald Hills, CA USA 37 27.6 north 122 16.2 west



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