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Old 16th Feb 2012, 10:10
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chevvron
 
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The SLA-1 (3cm PAR) needed more hands than three.
There were two tubes, one for elevation one for azimuth. On each tube you had two buttons for servos (up/down and left/right) and a two way self centring switch for gain control.
With your remaining hand you wrote down the headings with a chinagraph!
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