C14 broken corrector.

Is it necessary to ship a c14 and it's broken corrector for repair. My thought is I should dismantle the broken corrector and remove it before shipping to Celestron for repair. Ideas?

I would ship the entire scope as is to Celestron. You do realize that the entire optics set will more than likely have to replaced. The corrector is matched to the primary. If this is not an HD you might consider upgrading to the HD optics.

Dwight

Ronald Fleming said:

Is it necessary to ship a c14 and it's broken corrector for repair. My thought is I should dismantle the broken corrector and remove it before shipping to Celestron for repair. Ideas?

It would help us to advise you to know more about what you mean by the phrase "broken corrector", so could you describe in more detail your corrector's current condition or maybe even post a photo ???

My first thought is that, during shipment vibration and shocks, the corrector could get worse and a large piece could "crash into the primary mirror" or the scondary mirror could "come loose" and ruin the primary. So as a first impression, I'd advise separating the corrector and secondary from the primary, so no additional harm can occur to the primary.

My $0.02 off the top of my head,

Best regards,

Ed

I'd be curious to hear how it got broken, so the rest of us can learn. Was it shipping damage? Was it packed in the original factory packaging?

My concern is leaving the corrector in place might lead to damage of the primary. That being said, has anyone here had a repair of a corrector performed by Celestron and if so was the entire optical assembly replaced. This would include the corrector, secondary and primary.

I have looked through the scope since the breakage, and everything seems ok except the corrector itself.

Thanks for informed thoughts on this.

Ron