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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Corfield" data-source="post: 1674158" data-attributes="member: 19132">Right, here goes.It's perfectly normal for the wheels to keep turning even when the tube is at full travel. This happens on most telescope focusers because of the nature of their design.In the first photo the chrome knob can be screwed in and it will lock the focuser in position if needs be. I put a piece of blu-tac around this screw as it can be prone to coming loose and dropping on the floor and will probably get lost on your first outing. Either use some blu-tac or take it off and keep it somewhere safe. Just in front of this chrome screw you will see a little grub screw that sits flush with the surface. You can use the correct size allen key on this screw and it will tension the focuser just how you like it. With constant use of the focuser it needs tensioning now and then. I keep an allen key with me (taped to the scope) all the time as you never know when it will need doing. Screw part 6 onto the silver tube. The black ring that is already on there locks up against part 6 and this allows you some freedom to screw part 6 on as much or as little as you like. Once screwed on part 6 will allow the fitting of 2" attachments as it's bore is 2" diameter. Part 2b goes into part 6 as I presume it's 2" diameter. Then part 5 goes into part 2a to allow you to put a 1.25" eyepiece into part 5. This should allow you to look at things through an eyepiece.Part 4 has a 1.25" bore and can fit into part 6 to allow 1.25" attachments to be used if needs be but I doubt you will need much use for this part.1A and 1B is the finder scope. This is used mainly for finding tiny stars fairly easily and then they should also be visible through the eyepiece. If you are using a high magnification eyepiece it can be really hard to find a star in the sky so the finder scope makes this job much easier. This piece wont have much use for digiscoping though.For using the scope on the camera all you need is part 6 on the scope.Paul.</blockquote>

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