Was cleaning my SCT corrector with a mixture of 1/4 rubbing alchohol, 1/4 vinigar, and 1/2 di water. Vinigar was my wifes idea (maybe a real bad idea, but I did it anyway). Anyway, she put it in an unmarked seltzer bottle, and...yes...I came in from yard work, poured a tall glass of it, and "threw it down the hatch"....horrible horrible taste.
A Bad Experience Cleaning Equipment
Started by Peter Glus, 05/02/2008 09:12PM
Posted 05/02/2008 09:12PM
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Posted 05/02/2008 10:05PM
| Edited 05/02/2008 10:15PM
#1
Peter Glus said:
Was cleaning my SCT corrector with a mixture of 1/4 rubbing alchohol, 1/4 vinigar, and 1/2 di water. Vinigar was my wifes idea (maybe a real bad idea, but I did it anyway). Anyway, she put it in an unmarked seltzer bottle, and...yes...I came in from yard work, poured a tall glass of it, and "threw it down the hatch"....horrible horrible taste.
Confuse-us say: "Man who clean corrector with vinegar end up with SCT that smell like pickle."
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Posted 05/04/2008 01:23AM
#2
I did that once with a glass of kerosine. Very unpleasant.
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Posted 05/05/2008 01:31PM
#3
I prefer Purosol. Great for eyepieces, mirrors, what have you. I've used windex too.
Purosol is sold at a wide variety of places, including Astro-Physics. This is one:
http://tinyurl.com/2vu8ge
There is a complete "How to Clean Your Corrector Plate" tutorial on file at Yahoo! C14 group and also Yahoo! sct-user.
Includes pics and some appendices on other items related to performance.
It is the most streak-free results I've gotten of the various things I have tried on my optics. Incidentally Texas Nautical Repair uses kerosene!
regards
Greg N
Purosol is sold at a wide variety of places, including Astro-Physics. This is one:
http://tinyurl.com/2vu8ge
There is a complete "How to Clean Your Corrector Plate" tutorial on file at Yahoo! C14 group and also Yahoo! sct-user.
Includes pics and some appendices on other items related to performance.
It is the most streak-free results I've gotten of the various things I have tried on my optics. Incidentally Texas Nautical Repair uses kerosene!
regards
Greg N
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