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RandallK
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Reged: 11/10/06
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Loc: Nanaimo, B. C. Canada
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Has anyone had this probelm when setting up their HEQ5-Pro or Sirius mount? I have repeatedly sliced my right index finger knuckle and it bleeds like crazy. This occurs when setting up for the night and doing a polar alignment. Somehow, I keep hitting my knuckle on one of the tripod bolts which are very jagged on the ends. Short of filing the bolt ends down, I went out to Home Depot and found some 5/8" plasitc leg tips. The acorn nuts on the bolts are actually 1/2" so I put some Scotch double sided foam tape in each cap to take up the slack. Now, no more blood all over the mount!! 
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Patrick
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Loc: Franklin, Ohio
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Ouch! That doesn't sound good. Skywatcher should know better than to leave sharp edges on their gear...pretty poor design/manufacturing or QC.
Patrick
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AT66ED Refractor
Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Binocular
475B Geared Tripod & 501HDV Head
Celestron Regal 8x42 Binocular
Canon XSi; Meade DSI;SPC900-NC
Vixen GP2 Photo Guider Mount
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gnowellsct
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Jeeze if you'd taken pictures of blood all over the mount and gotten a lawyer and a nasty letter you probably could have gotten the cost of acquiring a G11 refunded to you no problem!
Greg N
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neptun2
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Reged: 03/04/07
Posts: 277
Loc: Bulgaria
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I have heq5 pro but did not have such problem.
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Skywatcher Explorer 200P 8" f5 newtonian reflector
HEQ5 Pro Synscan Equatorial mount
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Nagler type 6 11mm , Pentax XW 7mm , Televue 2x barlow 1.25"
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Dave-Ryan
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Reged: 06/24/04
Posts: 136
Loc: Cumbria, England
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I also have the HEQ5 and no problem either.
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Dave
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Telescope House FPL-53ED 80mm Refractor
Meade DSI Pro III
HEQ5
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E_Look
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Reged: 03/06/08
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Loc: near New York
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Hahaha! A couple of nights after you posted, I skinned my knuckle slightly on the accessory bolt sticking out of the top of the the rings of my GEM scope. (I had the tube rotated down so the bolt was sticking out laterally.) And then the next night out, it happened again!
It musta been 'cuz you posted it! 
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Ed
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RandallK
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Reged: 11/10/06
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Loc: Nanaimo, B. C. Canada
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So I'm not going crazy! I could post a picture of my right index finger with the gash in it!
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Scopes: Meade SC-8AT w UHTC
Orion ST-80 Refractor (Autoguiding)
SkyWatcher 5" F/5 Reflector
SkyWatcher 127mm MAK
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Cameras: Orion Starshoot DS Colour Imager V.1
Imaging Source Webcam DMK21AU04.AS
Canon XSi 450D Unmodded
Palm TX PDA w Astromist and Bluetooth wireles control.
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