Cover for C-8--Won't Stay On

Someone gave our museum a Celestron C-8 SCT that's about 6 years old. It's in very
good condition, but the cover seems to be missing a spring or something. The cover is
the original I believe. It has an orange knob in the middle with Celestron on it, and
the cover is about 8.5" in diameter. Any ideas why it doesn't stay on more firmly?
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Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
(Formerly Homo habilis, erectus, heidelbergensis and now sapiens)

"There's no such thing as a stupid question,
but they're the easiest to answer!" -- anon.

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Mine rotates and locks in place.

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Stephen Paul
42.5N 71.5W
(GMT -05:00; All times expressed in local time, unless otherwise specified.)

"W. Watson" wrote in message
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Someone gave our museum a Celestron C-8 SCT that's about 6 years old. It's
in very good condition, but the cover seems to be missing a spring or
something. The cover is the original I believe. It has an orange knob in
the middle with Celestron on it, and the cover is about 8.5" in diameter.
Any ideas why it doesn't stay on more firmly?
--
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
(Formerly Homo habilis, erectus, heidelbergensis and now
sapiens)

"There's no such thing as a stupid question,
but they're the easiest to answer!" -- anon.

Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

I have a PowerStarII (Celestron C-8). The plastic lens cover on mine is
very loose and can fall off very easily during movement.


W. Watson wrote:
Someone gave our museum a Celestron C-8 SCT that's about 6 years old.
It's in very good condition, but the cover seems to be missing a spring
or something. The cover is the original I believe. It has an orange knob
in the middle with Celestron on it, and the cover is about 8.5" in
diameter. Any ideas why it doesn't stay on more firmly?

Stephen Paul wrote:

Mine rotates and locks in place.

Ah, rotation. Maybe that's the trick.

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Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
(Formerly Homo habilis, erectus, heidelbergensis and now sapiens)

"There's no such thing as a stupid question,
but they're the easiest to answer!" -- anon.

Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

W. Watson wrote:
Stephen Paul wrote:

Mine rotates and locks in place.

Ah, rotation. Maybe that's the trick.


Yes, there are two locations on the cover that have inlets. The cover
can really only go on that one way, correctly.

"W. Watson" wrote:

Stephen Paul wrote:

W. Watson wrote:

Stephen Paul wrote:

Mine rotates and locks in place.

Ah, rotation. Maybe that's the trick.


Yes, there are two locations on the cover that have inlets. The cover
can really only go on that one way, correctly.
It turns out there was no way to tighten it by rotating it. I had a friend look at it
today, and he thinks its just the way it's mfger. He had one at one time. That is
loose. He suggested putting tape along the edges. I think that's probably going to be
the solution.
I Stepped on my cover one night and broke it and had to order a
replacement from Celestron. It had no notches on the lip to lock on
with, so I had to cut my own with a moto tool.
Roger

Stephen Paul wrote:

W. Watson wrote:

Stephen Paul wrote:

Mine rotates and locks in place.

Ah, rotation. Maybe that's the trick.


Yes, there are two locations on the cover that have inlets. The cover
can really only go on that one way, correctly.
It turns out there was no way to tighten it by rotating it. I had a friend look at it
today, and he thinks its just the way it's mfger. He had one at one time. That is
loose. He suggested putting tape along the edges. I think that's probably going to be
the solution.

--
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

On 2004-12-24, W. Watson wrote:
Stephen Paul wrote:

W. Watson wrote:

Stephen Paul wrote:

Mine rotates and locks in place.

Ah, rotation. Maybe that's the trick.


Yes, there are two locations on the cover that have inlets. The cover
can really only go on that one way, correctly.
It turns out there was no way to tighten it by rotating it. I had a friend look at it
today, and he thinks its just the way it's mfger. He had one at one time. That is
loose. He suggested putting tape along the edges. I think that's probably going to be
the solution.

There are be two fingers on the telescope that engage two
L-shaped grooves on the dust cover, like a bayonet connector.
Look carefully.

William Hamblen wrote:

On 2004-12-24, W. Watson wrote:

Stephen Paul wrote:


W. Watson wrote:

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It turns out there was no way to tighten it by rotating it. I had a friend look at it
today, and he thinks its just the way it's mfger. He had one at one time. That is
loose. He suggested putting tape along the edges. I think that's probably going to be
the solution.


There are be two fingers on the telescope that engage two
L-shaped grooves on the dust cover, like a bayonet connector.
Look carefully.
I suspect if the former owner who donated the scope to the museum probably lost them.

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Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews