Darrel999

Thanks for replies - makes sense

Fair enough!

I've just got my hands on a Star Adventurer GTi and I'm looking forward to some clear skies so I can put it thru its paces. I see from the handbook that it should not be transported fully assembled. I'm wondering why this is so - I'd have thought that if the clutches were tight no harm could come to the mechanism? With my old Eq3/2 mount I'd keep it in the kitchen ready to go before carrying the whole thing outdoors - no harm seems to have come to it.