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RAPAS attachment issue with new 1600 mount
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Mike Cadwell
Hello All,
I am having an issue with attaching a RAPAS to my 1600 mount. In the photo below you can see the Alignment holes for the RAPAS at 12 and 6 o'clock. However, there is also the end of a silver colored screw protruding from the backplate of the mount between the two Alignment holes. This protrusion sticks out about 1 mm and does not allow the RAPAS to seat flush with the mount backplate. It is not a button screw and there is no way to remove it with allen wrenches or pliers. I don't think this should be there and I'm thinking that I could grind it down flat with a Dremel to smooth out the surface. I know this will mar the surface but that's okay. But, wanted to make sure this should not be there before proceeding. Any other ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks, MikeC.  |
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Roland Christen
That screw holds an interconnect board to the inside of the back plate. Just remove 3 screw that hold the back plate on the axis, unscrew the screw, put a washer under it and screw it back on (or use a shorter screw). It may be that the assembler forgot to put a washer under it - I will check on Tuesday when people return to the factory. I would not use a Dremel to shorten it. Don't worry about removing that back plate - there is nothing critical back there.
Rolando
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From: Mike Cadwell <mikecadwell@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sat, Sep 3, 2022 4:28 pm Subject: [ap-gto] RAPAS attachment issue with new 1600 mount Hello All,
I am having an issue with attaching a RAPAS to my 1600 mount. In the photo below you can see the Alignment holes for the RAPAS at 12 and 6 o'clock. However, there is also the end of a silver colored screw protruding from the backplate of the mount between the two Alignment holes. This protrusion sticks out about 1 mm and does not allow the RAPAS to seat flush with the mount backplate. It is not a button screw and there is no way to remove it with allen wrenches or pliers. I don't think this should be there and I'm thinking that I could grind it down flat with a Dremel to smooth out the surface. I know this will mar the surface but that's okay. But, wanted to make sure this should not be there before proceeding. Any other ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks, MikeC. 
-- Roland Christen Astro-Physics |
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