90 Degree Diagonal

[djpaul]

Hi

 

I have noticed my Skywatcher 90 degree diagonal has slight movement on the sleeve that goes from the diagonal onto the telescope.

Is there a way of tightening it up 

Paul

[djpaul]

This is the model i have 

 

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/diagonals/skywatcher-di-electric-star-diagonal.html

 

 

[djpaul]

Panic over

I managed to give it a twist and its tight now

Paul

[Louis D]

6 hours ago, djpaul said:

Panic over

I managed to give it a twist and its tight now

Paul

Definitely keep it very snug.  If you put a heavy eyepiece or binoviewer in it at an angle (for viewing from the side, for instance), it can unscrew itself, flip upside-down, and drop whatever's in the eyepiece end of things on the ground because the screw on that end wasn't tightened very much.  How do I know this?  Experience. 

[Alfian]

Hi Paul, I had the same problem with mine, which came as standard with the ED100. Unfortunately it wouldn't tighten completely, I assume that a thread had gone. I "cured" it with  a very carefully applied tiny smear of Araldite. It has not worked loose since but I have replaced it with another diagonal on the ED100.