With the wavy washers and the spacer/slip rings ordered, I shall rebuild my mount and see how well it works in its existing worm and bearing configuration before making changes.? Change one variable at a time and watch its effect.? This will be my motto until I understand this mount.??
I'll upgrade the Gemini-1 firmware to the latest available and see how that goes with ASCOM and indi.? Later I may wish to upgrade to Gemini 2.? I have read good and not so good reports of various features of Gemini 2.? Since I mainly use either ASCOM and more recently indi/KStars//Ekos, I honestly wonder if this particular upgrade is warranted for my installation.? For me a major advantage of Gemini 2 is that it has an RJ45 Ethernet connection and this is my preferred method of connection wherever possible.
Pete
Pete