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Skywatcher Quattro 10 spring upgrade

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20 minutes ago, alacant said:

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200p so we'd recommend losing the mirror clips altogether. If you must replace them, they should not touch the mirror. If you have silicone, the size of the gap doesn't matter.

Cheers and HTH

I suppose the silicone should hold the mirror relatively securely as long as it doesn't upend itself. I'll probably back the clips off and keep in place above the mirror as a precaution. Thanks.

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