On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 07:03 AM, Ed Harp wrote:
G11G, new this year.
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One thing I've had a time with is balancing RA. I get a good feel in DEC even with lighter payloads, but I find both sides of RA are just sticky enough to make getting very good balance difficult. I am wondering how others deal with this. Is there such a thing as upgrading those bearings?
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What I have done a few times is lower the altitude to nearly parallel with the ground and then it's loose enough to get great balance. I messed with the idea of tilting the tripod temporarily because cranking the altitude that much is a bother, but yeah, bad idea. Did not manage to topple it if you are wondering.
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I do not believe it is the clutch per se.?
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For GOTO use payload balance is not as important as most people think. As long as your servomotors are not struggling while slewing the payload uphill on either side of the meridian you are fine.?
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For a visual user working the mount in PUSH-TO mode balance is important so the clutches can be left loose enough but with just the right amount of drag so the mount can be pushed with two fingers and yet stop and still have enough grip for the RA servos to track the mount.??
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