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Subject: Re: Mounting LX-200 to tripod ,etc.
From: Robert Tiffany
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sun Aug 27 03:36:10 1995

>Pat,
>I have never had any trouble with the "C-clips" in my standard field tripod but
>I don't think that I have ever had one that lasted two nights in my heavy duty
>tripod. I asked for comments about this two or three weeks ago but never got
>any. Perhaps you and I are just unlucky. I don't think that the clip groove
>was cut deeply enough in the threads of the tripod for my 12".
>Tom
Hello, I used to have trouble bending the c-clip frequently. I got rid of that problem and the problem (for me) of centering the LX200 8" on the tripod head. I purchased a tripod head adaptor from a company in New Mexico. The scope now slides into position exactly centered every time -- making lifting the scope and placing it much easier. I keep the threaded bolt and handle loose (unattached from the tripod - no c-clip) and it self centers. Expensive (about $230) but worth it to me. This might be called the Cadillac of the pizza pie pans ! :)

Robert Tiffany

rtiffany@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us