Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums
Privacy Policy |
Please read our Terms
of Service | Signup and
Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User
bluestar
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/06/05
Loc: Maryland Eastern Shore
|
misaligned Denkmier binoviewer?
#5631966 - 01/19/13 06:00 PM
|
Edit
|
Reply
|
Quote |
Quick Reply
|
|
|
It's been a while since using the Denkmier binoviewer...due to family and work demands I've been forced to rely on one-eyed quick looks only.
Setting up the binoviewer this week I'm having a hard time merging the images. I know about "training eyes" to get used to these but I'm coming away watery-eyed and head ached...I can't have gotten THAT much out of practice could I? A while ago during observatory cleaning these dropped on the floor but appeared undamaged on the outside. Holding the viewers overhead, out of the diagonal and peering up the nosepiece at the moon shows TWO images whether I look with 2 eyes or squint with only one.
Sound like these got misaligned in the drop? Anyone know how Denkmier is re service/repair?
Thanks for advice.
|
George9
super member
Reged: 12/11/04
|
Re: misaligned Denkmier binoviewer?
[Re: bluestar]
#5635143 - 01/21/13 02:55 PM
|
|
Edit
|
Reply
|
Quote |
Quick Reply
|
|
|
A fall to the floor can definitely misalign them without any external damage. You need to call Russ and arrange for them to be realigned. There are some things you can adjust at home, but I would want them to check them out anyway. I forget the charge. Maybe $50.
George
|
johnnyha
Postmaster
Reged: 11/12/06
Loc: Sherman Oaks, CA
|
Re: misaligned Denkmier binoviewer?
[Re: George9]
#5635388 - 01/21/13 05:18 PM
|
|
Edit
|
Reply
|
Quote |
Quick Reply
|
|
|
Russ does an excellent job of service and repair.
|
bluestar
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/06/05
Loc: Maryland Eastern Shore
|
Re: misaligned Denkmier binoviewer?
[Re: johnnyha]
#5641141 - 01/24/13 05:48 PM
|
|
Edit
|
Reply
|
Quote |
Quick Reply
|
|
|
Thanks...talked to Russ on the phone and got instructions for his shipping/service...disassemble, clean, collimate, tweek, align, test...the works. Whole shebang for a hair under $100. Turns out he's just down the road a piece so turnaround time looks great...I could almost drop them off at his address. 
|
|
5 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum.
Moderator: Geo557, panhard
Print Thread
|
Forum Permissions
You cannot start new topics
You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled
UBBCode is enabled
|
Thread views: 400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
