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By Russ · #71114 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Magnus, Measuring the current is easy to do these days of digital ammeters...to tell if a gear is jammed or a motor is bad. I already use one for all my Gemini systems power input monitoring.
By Michael Herman · #71113 ·
Editing messages
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By David C. Partridge · #71112 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
I guess it is Holy, not Wholy. Sorry, a Swede here. Magnus Den 2021-04-01 kl. 12:33, skrev Magnus Larsson:
By Magnus Larsson · #71111 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
"If only there was a way to test RA PE inside with some kind of (laser?) alignment procedure, or check if the micro amperage to the motor is changing in some measurable way :). " This must be the
By Magnus Larsson · #71110 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Very clever way of polishing the worm block ID bore, John. I had not thought of using such a small wire wheel on a Dremel tool. I had talked myself into the theory that the anodized inside of the
By Michael Herman · #71109 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Sorry, but can you please take a minute out of your busy day to link specifically to that article that you have "posted many times".? I did a search and only came up with things saying axial preload
By alan137 · #71108 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Michael and all: With regard to honing done a surface, I found it was much easier to Dremel tool out the block with a wire wheel head than shave down the bearing. (Please see attached). I tried the
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Chip & michael Does the bearing info you are posting apply to the new, tucked, spring loaded, gm8 & g11? Chuck
By crocco1250 · #71106 ·
Re: Gemini-2 momentarily went haywire
Separate processor for motor control work makes sense for high-precision.? Especially if the main ARM processor isn't running a real-time operating system (and even there it is hard to bound jitter
By papagordygrapes@... · #71105 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Sorry but AFAIK there is no official comment or opinion on the source of the 76 second spikes from Losmandy. But the cause it well known and commonly resolved by the use of a light preload axially on
By Chip Louie · #71104 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
Ok. Good conversation. Paul and John make good points in summary. Let's go a little further. All mechanical objects have a dimensional tolerance. See attached PDF. If you look at the dimensions of the
By Michael Herman · #71103 ·
Re: Gemini-2 momentarily went haywire
that's a reasonably good one. is it possible you can try a different power supply? i had a Pyramid bench power with similar specs just go out on me, surprisingly because it was less than one year old
By Brian Valente · #71102 ·
Re: Gemini-2 momentarily went haywire
the steps outlined sum it up hehe well, to each his own. We have sent text descriptions, but many people requested a diagram. -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com
By Brian Valente · #71101 ·
Re: FINAL-Definitive Answer regarding Start
while Gemini is turned off. i agree with Paul, but want to point out two additions: 1. You will want to do a goto, center and SYNC as the first step to re-oriented your model 2. Warm re/start is only
By Brian Valente · #71100 ·
Re: Gemini-2 momentarily went haywire
John please contact us techsupport at losmandy dot com for support requests, we ask that people open a case so we can track and report on it -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio
By Brian Valente · #71099 ·
Re: 76 second RA periodic error fixed with Belleville washer
I believe another more likely explanation is that the balls are intentionally slightly undersized for the races to prevent binding. Under this condition, unless the bearing has some preload AND the
By Paul Goelz · #71098 ·
Re: FINAL-Definitive Answer regarding Start
Warm Start is the best way to go after rotating either axis by hand, while Gemini is turned off (or even when it's on, as long as you pushed the axis by hand). Regards, -Paul
Re: FINAL-Definitive Answer regarding Start
¡°Warm Start can be used if RA or DEC were rotated by hand while Gemini was turned off (for example, to balance a scope), but nothing else has changed. Requires mount to start in CWD position. One
By Geoff Chapman · #71096 ·
Re: Gemini-2 momentarily went haywire
No, I¡¯m not referring to the ARM main processer, I am referring to a separate processor that does all the motor control work including the decode of the signals from the motor encoders, and that is
By David C. Partridge · #71095 ·