Re: Yup its the 75 second cycle
Good idea Alan, thank you.? I will hold off on the Belleville washers for now since I just changed my DIY spring loading such that the blocks and bearings should be aligned properly (see my other
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HenkSB
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Re: Yup its the 75 second cycle
Yes - purposely set the blocks so that there is too much axial play in the worm. Bias east heavy to test the right block, west heavy to test the left block
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alan137
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DIY spring loaded worms v3
After seeing the 76 second cycle in my guiding most likely due to misaligned bearings (G11S two block worm) I decided to tighten the blocks on to the cover like a single piece worm block to get the
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HenkSB
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Re: Scope Location and NINA
I agree with Paul but Keith brought up an interesting point and I assumed the LAT/LONG/TIME could be set from the PC Gemini? interface but it appears it cannot.? Leaning more toward what Keith wrote
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Russ
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Re: Manual for the on 492 Digital Drive controller?
Also, most web browsers have the ability to save an HTML page as PDF. Often this is found under the print function ¡ª an option to ¡°print¡± to a PDF file instead of printing to paper. In this
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Les Niles
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Re: Unable to fully tighten dec axis on GM811G
Hi Glenn Is it possible for you to post a video of what you see? Depending on what you see, you might be talking about two different things If it's actually the clutch, you may have oil or grease on
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Brian Valente
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Unable to fully tighten dec axis on GM811G
I am unable to fully tighten the dec axis clutch on my GM811G. There's a quarter-inch play in either direction when the clutch is tightened down. Does anyone have a similar problem and is there a fix?
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Glenn
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Re: Duda sobre g11.
La G11T es una opcion real no cabe duda que ella si lo podria soportar con eficacia. Cierto es que el telescopio, mas guia y camaras se va de peso para fotografia. Es complicado elegir la montura, lo
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Davidspain
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Re: Manual for the on 492 Digital Drive controller?
David, et al, I share your preference for PDF. But for future reference, it is easy to capture the HTML by copying and pasting into Word (or just about any text editor). You can then save as a PDF or
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Mark Christensen
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Re: Manual for the on 492 Digital Drive controller?
Paul, Yes that does it, thank you - however a very kind soul sent me a scan of the original Celestron CG11 manual (I prefer PDF on my local machine to html . Thanks again Yamada San for the scan.
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David C. Partridge
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Re: Spikes!
Hi! Maybe, just maybe, you have the same spikes as I have, Jamie. See the attached guide-log. First run is interestingly enough without spikes, 2nd and 3rd have spikes, all in the same direction (I
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Magnus Larsson
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Re: Manual for the on 492 Digital Drive controller?
David, What you need is the G11 Equatorial Manual pdf on this page. http://www.losmandy.com/support.html <http://www.losmandy.com/support.html> Paul
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Paul Homer
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Manual for the on 492 Digital Drive controller?
Has anyone got a scan of this? Thanks, David
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David C. Partridge
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Re: More looking at brass reactions to CRC MolyD lube
Good to know, Michael. The brass worms may wear over time, as they are softer than the ring gears, but at least they won't be corroding as well:). My original RA brass worm seems to have an slight
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John Kmetz
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Re: Duda sobre g11.
Hello David, You have a pretty big telescope and you must be an astrophotographer considering the specifications. As Brendan said, after adding accessories, you are getting pretty heavy, and might be
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John Kmetz
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Re: Scope Location and NINA
Keith, I think the discussion was regarding time and latitude/longitude settings. These can be set from the driver. Custom site can also be selected from the driver. Either one can be set to update
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Duda sobre g11.
Hola David, el g11g tiene una capacidad de 27 kg, pero debes tener en cuenta los extras como la c¨¢mara, el visor de gu¨ªa, etc. http://www.losmandy.com/g-11.html Un Newtonion de 300 mm dar¨¢ mucha
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Brendan
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Duda sobre g11.
Hola, tengo un newton 300mm f/4 y queria preguntar si la G11G lo soportaria adecuadamente, pesa 24 kg el telescopio.
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Davidspain
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Re: More looking at brass reactions to CRC MolyD lube
Hi Keith, I'm not an AP owner ... so my info on this subject comes 2nd hand. If you are in that forum you may have a better finger on the pulse of this riddle. My research on this topic showed some
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Michael Herman
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Re: Yup its the 75 second cycle
Henk, The bearings are pretty inexpensive, about $10 (US). Since the 76 second error is related to the bearings, new will be best. Old bearings could have wear spots or may have been slightly warped
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John Kmetz
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