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Tube ring spacing??

Started by aaronsland, 01/08/2003 11:53PM
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Michael Frias
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Where should the tube rings be placed to properly hold a refractor? Or does it really matter? Should the rings be close together or as far apart as possible? I have a TMB 100/800 CNC OTA that I will be mounting on a universal dovetail plate (Losmandy) to mount on a G-11. The dovetail plate has numerous holes so I am wondering which ones to use.
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berry at d&g recomended even spacing which makes sense to me .john
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The further they are apart the more stable and less prone to flexture it will be.



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