[AZ-Observing] Re: Compression Ring
- From: Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:54:51 -0700
Thanks Bob and Dan. It seems a strange way to design something, though,
but if that is the way it is, that is the way it is.
Stan
On 8/30/2011 10:35 AM, Bob Christ wrote:
> Stan, that tapered portion is designed to provide assurance that the diagonal
> will not fall out if the fastening tension loosens-up. This is a good thing.
> My diagonal too has the taper and my visual back employs a compression ring,
> and the combination works beautifully. I remove the diagonal every time I
> transport my scope and there is zero evidence of the compression ring being
> torqued; this after many uses.
>
>
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