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Subject: [M]: Re: LX200 setup problems
From: rfreeze
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Nov 13 00:14:54 1997
I ended up using 3 large washers under the spreader to get it all snug.
Also, I forgot about the 'C' clip ... it made transporting the tripod
*noisy* and was more of an inconvenience than packing it up separately.
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> From: robert rossland <robert.rossland@eu.e-universe.com>
> To: mapug@shore.net
> Subject: [M]: LX200 setup problems
> Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 5:50 PM
>
> I just received my new Meade 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain LX200 via UPS. I
> have come into a problem while trying to put the tripod together,
after
> putting the threaded rod into the spreader bar and then into the
tripod
> head, I'm told to place the "c" clip into the slot in the threaded
rod.
> Well i did this and now the spreader bar will not come down far
enough
> to fit in place with the three tripod legs! Does anyone have a
solution
> to my problem, other than just removing the C-clip. Also any advice
on
> setting up and using this scope would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>