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Focus knob screw (by 2 users)

posted by Coach22 on Jun 04, 2008

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Where can I get the screw part that the focus knob attaches to. It came out of my telescope and disengaged from the knob. I cannot find it.

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Comment by spacebeast, posted on Aug 07, 2008

My scope was dropped and the shaft the the focus knob is attached to pushed through the base of the telscope. It is still functional, however when I turn the knob to extend the scope I have to pull the dust cover section of the scope to get it to extend, otherwise the adjustment rod just pushes out from the scope through the back. Can I just rplace the little plastic sleeve or is this a repair that will require replacing the plastic scope case? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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posted on Jun 24, 2008

wycowboy911

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I've had the same problem. Unfortunately, these are knock-off scopes. If the shaft that the focusing knobs attach to is still there, you can replace the knobs themselves by ordering THIS part. If the shaft AND the knobs are both missing, you'll have to replace the entire focusing mechanism (sorry, but I don't know where to order the housing from). Hope it's more helpful than the prior answer.

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posted on Jun 06, 2008

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Not enough information to answer question.

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