Construction of a 14" Dobsonian telescope from an AstroSystems Telekit.

Telekit Arrives!

July 17, 2007

The Telekit pieces started arriving the week of July 7, 2007. The sages at Telekit wisely kept the instructions from me in the initial boxes so I wouldn't jump the gun! Or so I thought. Unfortunately, there was a mix-up and the instructions didn't arrive until the second week of August. Box #1 contains the upper cage rings, the bottom of the mirror box, ground board, other parts of the mirror box, spider, etc.


Box #2 contains lots and lots of parts - wheels, charger, covers, filter holder, glue, fan electrics...too much to list! Boxes 1 and 2 came the same day. When the instructions arrived, I unpacked everything again and did an inventory.



Box #3 arrived after another day. Full of stuff! Bearings, feet, cage parts, baffle, tubing clamps, and a mystery "Bottom Counterweight System" - a little surprise from Randy, I guess, for my light mirror! But no tubes or transport handles. I would continue to wait until August 13 because of the order mix-up.

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