Re: Relationship between needle bearing wobble and variable worm mesh and backlash
Having reset my worm mesh for the least amount of backlash using the Allen wrench method, I would recommended doing it with the scope in the position shown below . One thing to note, if the worm mesh
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Peter Boreland
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#73064
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Re: Losmandy GM-8: Anomalous wearing of R.A. shaft
I explain the reason for this here: /g/Losmandy_users/topic/relationship_between_needle/84580649?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,84580649 Peter
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Peter Boreland
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#73063
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Re: Relationship between needle bearing wobble and variable worm mesh and backlash
1. I've previously pointed out the loose fit of the Dec and Ra shafts in relation to the the needle bearings. It's has been pointed out that this looseness if needed in order to get the shaft through
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Peter Boreland
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#73062
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Losmandy GM-8: Anomalous wearing of R.A. shaft
Hello everybody, I have a GM-8 that I purchased new in 2000, which I have not used heavily; so it is still quite new and behaving. Lately I noticed that the clutches tended to slip, probably due to
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sandro.barbanera@...
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#73060
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Re: Price check for CG11 with Gemini 2
This seems to be a very old model if it is manufactured for Celestron and has a steel worm, so the price might be too high.
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Alexander Varakin
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#73059
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Re: What result I can get with the current OPW in my old G11?
Andre, The bearings I used during my last rebuild were from Boca Bearings and were SR4-ZZC #7 PS2 BG (.250x.625x.196), which I believe Michael H. had recommended. They were about $10-12 at the time.
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John Kmetz
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Re: Need alignment/modeling help
Thanks Michael. I¡¯m pretty sure the time and offset are correct, but I am going to try your suggestion. Also, I understood that a?quick start performs a cold start subsequent to the
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brianm <bkmiller4463@...>
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#73057
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Re: Runaway slew while using PHD2
John - You should try the current NINA 1.11 Nightly Build.? ?What NINA features would you like to see? ------------------------ Jim W Phoenix, AZ. USA Losmandy GM811G, NINA 1.11, ASI2600MC Pro,
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Jim Waters <jimwaters@...>
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#73056
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Re: Runaway slew while using PHD2
NINA was something I tried for a few nights in early 2020, but I thought it was missing a number of important features that Sequence Generator Pro had. But from the vlogs I have seen on YouTube and
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John Kmetz
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#73055
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Re: Price check for CG11 with Gemini 2
On CN the add drops down on the list and people may not see it unless you do an "update" to bump it. The default setting putting ads in last updated as a choice. The rules let you do this once a week.
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Michael Ben-Yehuda
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Re: Runaway slew while using PHD2
Things like this is why I like to use a program that has everything integrated: plate solving, polar alignment, alignment, autoguiding, planetarium, scheduler, autofocuser you name it, like Ekos.? So
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HenkSB
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#73053
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Staraid
Has anyone on this forum tried the staraid tracking device on either a GM8 or GM8/11.? Having problem with initialization for tracking and wondering it's a communications issue or tied to backlash or
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dambekpapa@...
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#73052
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Re: What result I can get with the current OPW in my old G11?
Andre, You are not buying a Rolls Royce or a Bentley auto, or an AP or 10-Micron, etc. mount. You are buying a stock mount. Each mount maker has its own unique design qualities that set it apart from
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Michael Herman
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Re: What result I can get with the current OPW in my old G11?
Hi Andre - If you purchased a one piece worm block with high precision worm, and it came assembled with bearings, then you should be fine on that axis.? As far as I know, Losmandy only seems to have
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GuitsBoy
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#73050
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Re: What result I can get with the current OPW in my old G11?
Hi John, Thanks for your reply. I did not understand this. I have ordered the OPW that currently comes with new bearings. So I should have ordered other higher quality bearings from Losmandy? The
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andre_moutinho
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#73049
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Re: Runaway slew while using PHD2
Hi Alan, Sounds like PHD isn't recognizing the error that the driver is returning when PHD is trying to guide during slew. Can you please upload the ASCOM log for this session? Instructions here (
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Runaway slew while using PHD2
Hi Alan, That (loss of comm) is weird. You have a new Gemini-2. It has multiple connection methods: 1. USB A to B can be used, using a) the G-2 USB serial port internal USB driver b) the G-2 serial
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Michael Herman
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Re: Runaway slew while using PHD2
update to say I tested the new driver for a few days now. Good: it no longer does the run-away slew when guiding and issuing GOTO at the same time Bad: PHD no longer recognizes that the mount has
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alan137
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#73046
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Re: OPW with a hole?!
yes
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alan137
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#73045
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Re: Poor guiding with GM8
unlikely to help
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alan137
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#73044
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