Very clever and thanks for the tip. I've been struggling with the
slipping and sliding caused by this problem for a long while on my
DS114. Your solution sounds like the best fix I've seen on this post.

If I'm understanding how you implemented it, the set screw is screwed
into the washer with the tabs. The set-screw then "locks" into the
gear wheel into which you drilled a hole (that recieves the point of
the set-screw), effectively transferring the motor's motion to the
gear wheel with virtually no slipping. Very clever.

The only down-side to this fix that I can see is that you cannot
readily move the scope manually because the gears are locked together,
correct? (Although [duh!] to undo it, you simply have to unscrew the
knob).

John



--- In Meade-DS-Telescopes@yahoogroups.com, "tvscottw" <sanderson@...>
wrote:
>
> Jerry,
>
> I don't have a digital camera, I'll try to borrow one this weekend.
> that's the easy part. I don't know how to post pictures! But I'll try
> next week.
> It is a simple process. I drilled and tapped the gear and screwed in
> a allen set screw that just protruded one surface of the gear, the
> outside. The washer with the three tabs on the interior was then
> drilled with a slightly larger hole so that the set screw end could
> fit it easy, not too loose. Then I put the original spring washer
> over the works and used the given knob to tighten it. That's it.
> I'll get the pictures and give the drill and tap sizes next week.
> I'll let you know when I get it all together.
>
> Scott
>