I recently used starpatch to download the latest patch. I clicked the pec and 130 tooth option. However, when I used pec training (for the lxd75 telescope...
Maybe something in one of the axes is binding up. Maybe it was taken apart and reassembled incorrectly? Maybe a plastic bushing replaced out of order? ...
Thanks for your answer, No, PEC (SmartDrive) was not on. During daylight review found that one of the screws that holds the RA worm to the mount was a little...
Well I'm a bit unhappy, there were so many DS motors on eBay up until now. 492 Kits for $50 (US). Now they are all gone and nobody appears to be listing...
... The "150" is how many segments the Autostar divides one turn of the worm into. It is completely independent of the number of teeth on your final gear. The...
That is actually my next option. I just got an 8 f/5, so I'm looking to keep this mount running for a while. The motors were subjected to a lot of abuse....
I went back and relubed the entire mount with white lithium grease. Re did all my tolerances to be as loose as I could. Mount turned very smooth until I...
Hello All! I was told that at our observatory (www.custerobservatory.org) we will be getting an observatory class GEM Cave Mount made in the 1970's. All I know...
Well I opened up my clicking motor and sure enough, I've stripped one of the gears. Unfortunately it is the last one that meshes with the large 22 tooth final...
The way I feel about it, let a little slop be compensated for by with the Autostar. If you have to have a little slop in order to make the worms turn nice...
Is it my imagination or is Apogee no longer selling the EQ5 ? Granted it's not the best mount, but I've managed to pull a lot of performance out of mine....
I'm inclined to agree with you. I loosened things up and got them moving very smoothly. I actually found, like others here have said, that once I cleaned...
Hey Pedro, When you ordered your brass gear set, how long (days?, weeks?, months?) did it take them to get the gears to you from the time you ordered them? I...
Jeff, See http://www.apogeeinc.com/product.asp?itemid=80&catid=43 You said you have done some work on your mount, can you give details? (I have one of those) ...
Hi all, maybe you can help me. I need to install such a robofocus on a JMI's NGF-S. I ordered the robofocus in the proper kit. Unfortunately, I do not ...
Swap the locations of the two gears on the short shaft. That usually works fine for solving the stripped gear problem. It puts the damaged gear in a location...
Of course there is! However it might require some machining skills and access to a machine shop. Especially if there isn't already a worm gear on the DEC axis....
I would suggest giving them a call to confirm its status. I saw the link to the mount's page on their web site but couldn't find a link path from their home...
Well I need to get some updated pictures. http://goto.codebest.com My rebar/foam filled tripod legs made the most difference in this mount. The rest I did...
Hello Christopher! Is there a procedure? We have access to a machinist and a machine shop. Steve ... From: "Christopher Erickson" <cerickson@...> To:...
That would be great except I stripped the last (final) gear on the long shaft. This is the one that meshes with the external 22 tooth worm shaft gear. Just...
Adding a worm gear assembly purchased from Telescope Warehouse would be the first step. From there it completely depends on your particular mount, the motors...
