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ATM Re: string spiders



Hi Friends,
 
I was giving thought, and concern, to string spiders not providing very good axial support,
no matter how tight the strings. With 3, the optimum and minimum, the secondary can still
vibrate along the optical axis. Or have I misunderstood something about how they might
be used?
 
If this is a problem, it occurred to me that the shadow cone from the center of the secondary,
to the center of the primary, might offer a pathway for installing one more vertical string that
would act as a guy at right angles to the secondary assembly. and with very little tension
eliminate all vibration. Being in the shadow of the secondary it coudn't add any more diffraction
error.
 
Thinking about stuff like this makes my head ache, so after superficial consideration, please delete
without spamming me.
 
Regards to all,
 
Bill Kelley