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Astra IIIb mirror assemblies
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Oct 12, 13:54 -0700
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Oct 12, 13:54 -0700
A while ago I procured a "basket case" Astra IIIB sextant and for something to do I refurbished the thing.It functions quite well indeed for the amount of cash I put into it.It was a fun project and I actually enjoy useing the sextant in the backyard. There were some issues I'll tell you of now that we're on the subject. I purchaced a new horizon mirror assembly(split mirror) and a new index mirror assembly.The origonal index assembly was of the old round style mirror.What was known as the standard.When I purchaced the index assembly I only wished to replace the standard mirror.I was informed the supplier had no standard mirrors in stock and sent an entire square(Delux)index assembly for the same price.The assembly came with a front silvered mirror as that is how they are made by Astra.Even the instructions on this,the Delux,brand new mirror assembly that supposedly has the mirror surface engineered into the correct position reguarding the pivot plane state you must use cylinders to null the perp. I really don't know if what Jared states is correct.I figured since they sent a new front mirrored index assembly to use on the frame that the correct procedure to nulling perp on any front silvered mirror was the same. The new horizon assembly(split)sent was totally differant from the horizon assembly(whole)I was replacing.