Hi everyone. I have a new WO FLT 120. So far everything works very nicely and very happy.
However if I point the scope vertically, for example during balancing on the mount, the OTA tends to slip in the saddle rings … which is a bit scary and leaves me wondering if it might fall out during a session. The mounting ring knobs are as tight as I can make them by hand, which seems to just hold it, but over time it will start slipping again. The brackets that the knob's secure seem to be metal to metal, so it doesn’t look like it can be tightened further.
Just wondering if this is a general problem and what people do about it? As I mentioned it’s new, so this shouldn’t be wear and tear on the bracket lining. This is my first telescope ( I am upgrading from camera lenses ) so sorry if it’s an obvious solution.
Thanks for any suggestions or shared solutions!
peter
However if I point the scope vertically, for example during balancing on the mount, the OTA tends to slip in the saddle rings … which is a bit scary and leaves me wondering if it might fall out during a session. The mounting ring knobs are as tight as I can make them by hand, which seems to just hold it, but over time it will start slipping again. The brackets that the knob's secure seem to be metal to metal, so it doesn’t look like it can be tightened further.
Just wondering if this is a general problem and what people do about it? As I mentioned it’s new, so this shouldn’t be wear and tear on the bracket lining. This is my first telescope ( I am upgrading from camera lenses ) so sorry if it’s an obvious solution.
Thanks for any suggestions or shared solutions!
peter
