Re: Quarter Hitch somewhat rough altitude movement
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That grittiness you feel I noticed from day one until now more than a decade later! Ignore it! I took the HH ( and SkyCommader DSC ) in a backpack ? (plus my SV90TBV in a checked Storm case) to OzSky in March 2009, along with a 36mm Celestron ortho, a 24 mm Pan and the then new Ethos 13; (and I also checked my Berlebach UNI 18 tripod, CRAZY Eh?) The Richest Field views were amazing in Coonabarabran, NSW. The mount just is near perfect for 60-90 mm f/7 or faster scopes (or a small 5” IntesMicro Maksutov which I once owned ). I did place a small riser between the top of the Berlebach Uni18 and the base of the HH to get near vertical mount clearance for my 90 mm f/7 SV90 TBV: I repeated that adventure in 2014 but wised-up and purchased a new Gitzo, Systemic-5 ?GT 5562LTS that weighs 6 lbs and collapses to 18” ( now unfortunately discontinued ).? On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM Mark Manner <mark.manner@...> wrote: Makes sense to me. The slow motion controls feel fine, just a little rough when hand pushing the dovetail saddle assembly. I haven't yet mounted a scope, and I suspect that with some weight and lever arm I won't notice the push-to roughness as much, |
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