Re: Az Adjustment Play/Slack
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I find it best to install a 3/8 Belleville spring washer, faced on both sides by flat stainless steel washers, on both the AZ hold down bolts.? I then can release the AZ pressure adjustably while doing AZ adjustments.? Otherwise it goes from tight to overly loose. For that, I also use slightly longer 3/8 stainless steel bolts and I put in colored T handles to make these more visible in the dark.??Some photos are attached.? I also put a similar Belleville washer up the bottom center pivot point to keep that under compression.? I also put these Belleville spring washers in the Elevation knobs, but not sure if they have any effect there...those flanges are already firmly?in place. But here is a photo of that installed too. I have the extended stainless steel bolts, 3/8 Belleville washers, stainless steel flat washers, colored T handles (red, yellow, black)... let me know if interested in a small package of these parts, and what color you'd like for the T-handles, and what mount you have (G11 or GM8 or GM811).?? Very best, Michael On Sat, Oct 5, 2019, 9:09 AM John Dias <jddias@...> wrote: I have a G811 and adjusting the azimuth while drift aligning is a bit of a pain.? First, there seems to be a lot of play in the gear when changing direction and makes it frustrating to make very fine adjustments.? I called Losmandy and they put me on with Scott, he suggested a shim under the female fitting.? No idea how I'll go about that but wondering if anyone has done that successfully??? |
Michael Herman