Re: Clutch update
ah okay thanks
how do you ensure you are hand tightening the same amount?
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Brian Valente
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#68046
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Re: Clutch update
This is how I used the torque wrench: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Li4R1KaeUmD3eDJQA So now I have a number that I can look at to see if my clutches are slipping and if it's time to clean them. I can
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Jamie Amendolagine
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#68045
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Re: Clutch update
He just wants his own telescope!
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Jamie Amendolagine
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Re: Clutch update
Wow! That¡¯s scientific!
I had bought the Losmandy nonslip clutches, which seemed to achieve the desired outcome. However, while recently doing a bit of maintenance I seemed to have misplaced one of
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Greg Crawford
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Re: GM8 lubrication
I use lithium grease only for the worm & gear lubrication.
No problems so far.
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Schinazi Claudio
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Re: Clutch update
I'm not tightening. I'm measuring how much torque it takes to turn the shaft before and after cleaning the clutch disk. After cleaning the disk the shaft is roughly twice as hard to turn when lightly
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Jamie Amendolagine
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#68041
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Re: Clutch update
Hi Jamie
please avoid tightening with any tools - you really should not need to do
that.
it sounds like you more need to just clean the clutch disks, which is a
good idea from your
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Brian Valente
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Re: Clutch update
Thought I'd give an update.
So I got the alternative clutches, and tried one in the RA. Hard to tell if it's better or worse since I accidentally dabbed some lube on the pad, and it's not plastic, so
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Jamie Amendolagine
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Re: Losmandy OPW Assembly
Another thing you might want to look into is the position of the plate holding the worm block. On my mount it is threaded into the RA body by 3 screws. There is a bit of play with the centering which
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[email protected]
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#68038
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Re: GM8 lubrication
I guess I can give you my example of why we shouldn¡¯t use it.
My mount had the same grease for 10 years. It was the naval lithium grease
someone recommended years ago. This is the result. I had
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"Guilherme V¨ºnere
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Re: GM8 lubrication
Hi Claudio
factory specifically recommends against lithium grease. I forget the exact
reason, but i recall talking with Scott that it ends up seizing up after a
few
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Brian Valente
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#68036
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Re: GM8 lubrication
Hi,
Any argument for advising against lithium grease?
Thanks
Claudio
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Schinazi Claudio
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#68035
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Re: Options for software control of Gemini 1 (G11)
Hi!
And at the base of the ASIAir, is Indi :)
Magnus
Den 2020-09-27 kl. 15:22, skrev Bryn Evans via groups.io:
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Magnus Larsson
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#68034
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Re: DIY spring loaded worms in 5 minutes
I found and fixed the DEC movement bug in my OnStep system.? I had assigned the DEC step pin to the same pin used for LED controls.? As a result, every time the LED was blinked, it turned my DEC
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HenkSB
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Re: Options for software control of Gemini 1 (G11)
I use ZWO ASIAir pro which you can control wirelessly from your IOS or Android device.
if you are a ZWO camera, filter wheel or electronic focuser unit, it can also control those. It can also control
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Bryn Evans
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Re: Options for software control of Gemini 1 (G11)
Thanks all. I'm currently using a PC (Win 10 laptop) for this application though any platform could be an option in future (e.g. I have several RasPi's at hand). Just wanting to get up and running in
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ruasonid@...
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#68031
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Re: DIY spring loaded worms in 5 minutes
I think I understand what you mean Chip, relative to the rotation axis, tangential pressure by the Belleville washer and radial pressure by a spring plunger.? It seems like part 1 requires the outer
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HenkSB
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#68030
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Re: DIY spring loaded worms in 5 minutes
Henk,
That is a very wonky system done long ago by others and found wanting in reliability and consistency. But I offer you a much better solution here for the insult.
It looks like you have already
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Chip Louie
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Re: Options for software control of Gemini 1 (G11)
For a Windows 10 based PC/laptop you first need to install *ASCOM HUB software* ( https://ascom-standards.org/ ) and the *Gemini.net* driver/applet with the appropriate USB to RS232 serial converter
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Chip Louie
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Re: Options for software control of Gemini 1 (G11)
Or of course if using a Windies PC, Gemini-Telescope.net plus one of many programs such as APT, Cartes du Ciel, etc..
David
Sent: 26 September 2020 18:25
To: [email protected]
Subject:
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David C. Partridge
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#68027
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