I have a swift350T. I have noticed that the left eye of the siedentopf head, will droop, meaning, if I move it up in position (wide) it will "fall" down a little, and not stay where I left it.
Does anyone know how I might adjust and or "tighten" this? I don't want to strip screws and or mess it up, so wanted to ask the community first.
[Help] siedentopf head tightening
- SilverWolf
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Re: [Help] siedentopf head tightening
I don't know if it's exactly the same as on the Swift 380T but here's how I adjusted mine after a strip down.
Push both sides/eyepieces as low as the go which is the same as as close together as they can be. Now look from above and you will see a retaining screw (slotted) and 2 tension set screws (small Allen head) as in the photo below. Tightening those 2 set screws adjusted mine, I did it weeks ago when I finished cleaning and putting back together my scope and it was much better/firmer now.
Push both sides/eyepieces as low as the go which is the same as as close together as they can be. Now look from above and you will see a retaining screw (slotted) and 2 tension set screws (small Allen head) as in the photo below. Tightening those 2 set screws adjusted mine, I did it weeks ago when I finished cleaning and putting back together my scope and it was much better/firmer now.
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