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Re: Screws on the CG-11... Saddle plate bolts.
Hi Michael, thank you for your help and for your offer sending me some bolts. With your info on the size, I found a store in Germany that ships them for 5€ including shipping. So there is no need
By stephan.leutenmayr@... · #63676 ·
Re: TP-Link setup
nice, great to hear! i use sky safari on ipad and it links right in. Don't need much planetarium software but when i do it's delightful to work with [email protected]> wrote: -- Brian Brian Valente
By Brian Valente · #63675 ·
Re: New Losmandy Owner
well there's always the G11T. I think i may be overloading it right now, but it is still performing wonderfully a nice upgrade for G11 owners wrote: -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio
By Brian Valente · #63674 ·
Re: TP-Link setup
Just wanted to let those of you that have responded to my questions know I have gotten the kinks worked out on my tp-link. Randy was kind enough to help me on the phone and after a few minutes we
By Greg · #63673 ·
Re: New Losmandy Owner
And if you do want to tinker with worm, OPW etc.....ensure you record raw PE data prior to tinkering. ?You have to have a reference point. As for G11....I love it but if you have a big load ....I
Re: New Losmandy Owner
You will love it, as it makes you astronomy hobby much easier. As a non-engineer I can offer a piece of advice, for what it is worth. Many people love to tinker with the G11, it just seems to invite
By Michael Harris · #63671 ·
Re: Old Gemini Controller Motherboard
If you want to try repair it yourself I can help with parts ident and basic cct descriptions. -- Brendan
By Brendan · #63670 ·
Re: Old Gemini Controller Motherboard
Yes they are dual Schottky diodes used to steer 5V around the PCB. ?Divides up pwr to CPU, HC, other ICs and motor encoder systems. Seen this type (actual) of fail before. ?But usually one fails not
Re: Old Gemini Controller Motherboard
Currently it boots if no battery for CMOS is present
By ansuman pal · #63668 ·
Re: Old Gemini Controller Motherboard
Hi Ansuman there are 3 repairers: Michael Herman in USA; David Partridge n UK; and me Brendan in Australia There maybe others but it¡¯s known these have parts resources knowledge etc for all PCB
Old Gemini Controller Motherboard
Looking for some pointers on how to go about fixing my G11 Gemini 1 Controller with RJ cables and not round connectors. I have been using this mount for almost forever though considered myself as
By ansuman pal · #63666 ·
Re: Screws on the CG-11... Saddle plate bolts.
If you cannot get these (1/4-20 thread, US sized threads, stainless steel), send me your mailing address, and I think I have some that can get you out a package of a few different lengths. If you are
By Michael Herman · #63665 ·
Re: GM811G--pier extension or RA extension?
Jmyers1951, These two parts were designed to do different things. The RA extension was designed to let the saddle clamp clear the servo motors when used with the newer tucked motor configuration and
By Chip Louie · #63664 ·
Re: Screws on the CG-11
Regarding the screws on top of the C11, I had a similar problem with my C11 EdgeHD as I wanted to mount a bar. The screws on the rear towards the mirror were long enough (there are 6 of them with the
By alcor1_2000 · #63663 ·
Re: On the subject of ... R4ZZ bearings for improved PE...
Any bearing can give issues. ? We used to clean and re-grease miniature bearings for F111 instruments. ? I¡¯ve forgotten most ?I used to know about them we had a huge bearing bible book. I
By Brendan · #63662 ·
Re: Screws on the CG-11
Hi Michael, Thanks for the photos. Indeed, I need longer bolts. I want to replace the original saddle and the replacement saddle is thicker. The threaded part of my original bolts seems to be approx.
By stephan.leutenmayr@... · #63661 ·
Re: On the subject of ... R4ZZ bearings for improved PE...
Jim: As far as I've heard, none of the recent modifications that Losmandy has done (new OPW, tucked gearbox, spring-loaded worm) actually improve performance (they address other concerns).? My
By Keith N <keithdnak@...> · #63660 ·
Re: On the subject of ... R4ZZ bearings for improved PE...
Do these new bearings, Belleville washers and clutch disks improve the RA performance?of mounts that are about 14 month old?? I got my GM811G mount just before they migrated to the Spring Loaded
By Jim Waters <jimwaters@...> · #63659 ·
Re: On the subject of ... R4ZZ bearings for improved PE...
Lastly ... This note accompanied my sales order receipt just now. At least they should listen to customer complaints! -------- Regards, Teddy teddy@...
By Michael Herman · #63658 ·
Re: On the subject of ... R4ZZ bearings for improved PE...
Glad you discovered the trouble in your system (was a bad bearing) and fixed it. I agree with your comments that in general we have to rotate the center of these R4ZZ bearings by hand and exclude ones
By Michael Herman · #63657 ·