[Chaos-l] [Medoc-mountain-men] ES Comet Hunter Repair Experience

[RapidEye]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Mark Montazer <mark at montazer.org> wrote:
> The first thing I noticed was that the mirror retaining clips were really
> tight. ES customer service said the mirror be slightly loose and able to
> turn a little. The next issue was that the opposing adjustment screws were
> installed far too tight by the factory. They were actually bound to the
> adjustment screws and would back out when making adjustments.

This is actually a really common issue with imported scopes.
They are subjected to fairly rough conditions during their transport
from China to here and the primary mirror stands its best chance to
make it when it is very secure in the mirror cell and that cell is
very well immobilized.

j