Observation by Alan Snook: 1 of 2 Dismounting my 14-inch Cassegrain...

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Alan Snook

Observer

Alan Snook

Observed

2024 Sep 02 - 19:13

Uploaded

2024 Sep 02 - 19:30

Objects

Equipment

Location

Kent

Target name

Fork mounted equatorial (Hysom/AE)

Title

1 of 2 Dismounting my 14-inch Cassegrain's backplate & mirror cell (24kg).

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Using a motorbike scissor jack to remove the backplate, cell and mirror (24kg) from the tube in a safe and controlled fashion.

The contraption is designed to also be capable of dismounting the whole intact OTA (60kg not counting the two piggy-back refractors) from the fork.

The jack and its tower roll clear of the pier on fixed castors running on hardwood rails (salvaged from 1970's Everest window frames!)

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motorbike lift1.jpg (92.2 kB)

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