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From: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil
Reply-To: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil


> From: "Orion105" 

> I've seen them mentioned several times recently but I must have missed
> where (in which component) you are considering using compliant hinges?

Try:
http://overton.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/scope-design.htm
at bottom of page is first mention of mirror cell and sloppy moving parts. 
Keep drilling down from that point to:
http://overton.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/cell-bearing.htm
and keep on drilling down....

I am considering the use compliant hinges in many places of my mirror
cell...where 'traditional' pivot points typically are used, such as balance
beams or trianges in the cell, or where the collimation bolts attach to the
balance beams/triangles.

Tom Krajci
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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