Re: Kilian's mount: Parts are getting purchased.

Bob Madden (madden@netcom.com)
Fri, 28 Apr 1995 09:25:01 -0700 (PDT)

Bratislav, I liked your post on tube stiffness and the 4^ power. Now that surely affects deflections purpendicular to the axis, but what about torsional deflection and vibration when using stepper motors? I guess there are 3 degrees of deflection, axial, longitudinal and torsional. Just speaking about the shaft or tube, not the mount. Longitudinal is a throw-a-way. Ah, the art of amateur telescope making can get into the art of structural analysis, can it not?

Bob

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