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Re: Plath kriegsmarine sextant servicing
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2007 May 16, 17:26 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2007 May 16, 17:26 -0400
Federico, Usually, the adilade is held by a single screw or nut that fastens through the back of the adilade pivot. The ones I've seen (which does not include a Plath) are on a highly tapered bearing, metal to metal. It might be better not to mess with it. Fred Hebard On May 16, 2007, at 4:28 PM, federico_genoa wrote: > > Hello to everybody, > I've recently bought a Plath kriegsmarine sextant (aluminum frame) on > eBay and I'm giving it a good clean. > I've easily removed the mirrors, filters, micrometer, etc from the > frame but I can't figure out how to remove the alidade. > Can anyone help with suggestions or a sketch? Do you know if a > servicing manual for Plath sextants exists? > Yhanks. > Federico > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---