SM40 DS unit problem - help and advice required

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SM40 DS unit problem - help and advice required

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I was using my SM40 DS unit on my 80mm frac yesterday - seemed to be working normally.
Got it out this morning to do some more imaging and it seems to have broken.
Symptoms include focus as one edge of the sun, but fuzzy at the other. Tuning seems non existent, no difference throughout the range of movement. If I waggle/rock the tuning ring I can get multiple reflection artefacts. Looks like I might have the dreaded decontacted etalon. Is there any definitive test and more importantly is there somewhere I can send it ( preferably in UK ) to get it repaired ?
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Not at all what you want when we finally get a sunny day :(

It doesn't sound too good, but perhaps someone might know for sure.

Alexandra


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Alexandra,
The air was bluer than the sky :-)


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take some pics (of the sun) and post them...


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Hi David

sorry to hear that. I'm 99.99% sure it is decontact from the information you gave us.

Send it over to Oliver (beloptik)


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Thanks everyone. I will contact Oliver to get some prices, thank you Walter.
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Just a quick update for anyone interested. The SM40 unit has been sent away for repair. It is definitely a decontacted etalon. Next question is why this has happened. I am quite sure it was not subject to any heavy trauma between it was working and not working, just stored overnight in its padded travel case.
As it is the front mounted double stack unit, I would not have thought thermal shock was the cause. It is not a new unit, could it just be an age effect , making them more vulnerable ? Any expert opinions ?
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Hi David

I once sent in an Etalon for recontacting. During the travel back to me, it decontacted again. There seems to be different qualities contacting an etalon


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