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rmollise
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Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble
      07/01/08 08:40 PM

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I just got an old Super C8 Plus that I mounted on a CG-5. Last night I put some Bobs Knobs on it and attempted my first collimnation. I ran into a problem, one of the knobs tightened to the point that the thumb wheel was flat against the cell face. Yet I still needed to move the cell in that direction. Do I need longer screws or have I damaged the cell?




Don't panic. If you need to keep going in that direction and the screw is snug, it is OK to loosen it's opposite numbers.

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* Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble RWC 07/01/08 08:38 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble Brooklyn   08/13/08 10:36 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble Eddgie   07/09/08 01:45 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble David Pavlich   07/09/08 07:33 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble rmollise   07/01/08 08:40 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble RWC   07/01/08 09:11 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble David Pavlich   07/01/08 09:39 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble RWC   07/01/08 11:53 PM
. * Re: Bobs Knobs - am I in trouble southmike   07/09/08 01:19 PM

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