On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 04:09 PM, Henk Aling wrote:
Does this mean that the back-off screw is meant to keep the worm from riding up the ring gear because if it does, the assembly wobbles?? That would be disappointing.
I have never seen the Losmandy spring loaded worms in detail other than the assembly/adjustment video.? If it has a wobble problem, would it help to pull the block down at the pivot by applying a (Belleville) spring underneath it?? An old design by Chip on CN had springs at the bottom IIRC.? In the worst case add a brace around the worm assembly that provides a pivot at the top to keep it from wobbling.? Pivots on both sides should greatly reduce the wobble.
It's the preload from the regular screw (with spring) that keeps the worm from riding up.
I tried putting an o-ring underneath the allen head for the block bolts, but it didn't make a difference.
