There are generally collimation screws, 2 per side. It isnt too difficult
to adjust them.
Try this web reference for instructions on how to find the screws and
adjust them. It is a pretty simple do-it-yourself job.
http://www.cloudynights.com/howtos2/binoc-collimatin.htm
The trick to doing it without instruments is to defocus one image with the
diopter adjustment so your eyes dont automatically merge the 2 views.
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, John R Pierce wrote:
> > I'm looking for an amateur astronomer, who has done some telescope
> > building, who might be willing to take a look at an old (30-35 years)
> > pair of Minolta Celtic binoculars I have. They have worked beautifully
> > for years, but are now slightly out of alignment. Each eye focuses
> > perfectly, but with each other they now produce a "double image."
> > Keeble & Shuchet's repair department tells me that Minolta no longer
> > repairs this model, too old, but that it might be a simple repair. I'm
> > willing to pay, as I love these binoculars. They weigh 6 ounces. Any
> > idea of anyone who might be willing to look at them? Let me know.
>
>
> there was a guy in the Moss Landing area who aligned and repaired
> binoculars some years ago... I honestly don't know if he's still in
> business, but at one time you could drop them off at Orion Telescope
> Center for him. Turnaround was generally a couple of weeks. You might
> call Orion and see if he or someone else is still doing this. He fixed
> a 1960s vintage pair of Swift 9x70 binoculars for me.
>
Received on Wed Sep 29 06:42:33 2004