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Subject: Re: [M]: LX200: 10" backpack portability?
From: Andy Clews
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Wed Oct 15 00:31:32 1997

Mick Simon wrote:
>
> If you have a Home Depot in your area ( or Lowe's, etc.) they sell a
> gardener's trolley about 30" x 42" with wheels, a pull handle, compartments
> for accessories (it even has a channel in the middle for a tripod) made of
> heavy plastic. You could use bungee cords to secure the scope. It is
> heavy enough for me (230 lbs.) to stand on, but sits only about 8" to 10"
> off the ground and is very light weight. I think it costs around $45.

Personally I would be very wary of transporting the scope on a trolley such
as this; without any kind of damping, the vibrations and small shocks as it
was pushed across even slightly rough ground could be enough to upset the
scope's collimation.

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Andy Clews, Computing Service, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK
A.Clews@sussex.ac.uk