ASI1600mm-Pro T2 extender removal!?

[Hailfire101]

Hi Guys.
I have just got the 1600mm pro and I want to remove the T2 extender that it came with.....
When I say I want to, I believe i need to? I maybe wrong. 
I thought with this removed, it would be 6.5mm to the filter wheel, then 20mm in the filter wheel, 21mm spacer that came with the camera, and a 7.5mm spacer.
This would be 55mm from lens to Baader MPCCIII 

But I can't figure out how to get this 1st 11mm spacer off... any ideas?

Thanks

Mike

 

[kens]

It just unscrews to reveal a male T thread.

[evil_yoda]

I have the ASI1600MM-C, pretty much the same. The spacer is threaded and just screws off.

[Hailfire101]

I've tried... Its solid. ?

[evil_yoda]

Just now, Hailfire101 said:

I've tried... Its solid. ?

Try putting the rubber cap on it and then giving it a turn, might give you some extra purchase.

[Hailfire101]

I'll give it another go tomorrow. But it does seem to be really locked on. 

I never noticed this came off the other night and wondered why I had bluury stars around the edges. Ha

[Hailfire101]

Thanks @evil_yoda the rubber cap helped. Still had to wedge it between door and doorframe to get a grip, but the rubber cap gave enough grip.

That was a pain, won't be putting that back on in a hurry. Time for some flat and focused stars! 

 

[evil_yoda]

Glad it helped. I keep the spacer in the rubber cap and use it as a kind of lens cap for the camera. I'll make extra sure not to do it up too tight in the future though!
The last bits to get the spacing right for my focal reducer are arriving today (hopefully), so I'm looking forward to flat focused stars tonight too!