Re: Needle bearings and axial play, is this a significant performance problem and how difficult is it to fix?
Where did u clip the laser, and was the worm "loaded normally"? We'll have to see the PHD backlash graphs to figure out what is going on. Dirty little secret : Start the guiding assistant, then click
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alan137
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Re: Needle bearings and axial play, is this a significant performance problem and how difficult is it to fix?
Alen, first what a great great piece you wrote on backlash. From the graphs you posted I might be too tight? Second, you mentioned going to I think guiding rate and counting. You say you counted 2a
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Peter Boreland
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1st time buyer: Recommended knobs other than CKS?
Hi everyone, Simple question I need to ask the group. I ordered GM811 in June, and it will be my first Losmandy mount. In the order I had added the CKS knob upgrade. I did not know if I should have
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Sean
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Re: How to determine mechanical CWD position?
Other than doing the initial rough alignment on the pole, why would the accurate CWD position matter? If you follow up with any other type of polar alignment routine, the accuracy of the initial
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: ?are daily summaries stored long term for future reference, do i need to store said summaries myself
Hi Bob, All the messages are stored on the server at groups.io. You can access them at any time, going back to year 2000 or so. Search function is also there. Here¡¯s the link, just type it into your
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Needle bearings and axial play, is this a significant performance problem and how difficult is it to fix?
/g/Losmandy_users/message/71205 You can use the laser pointer trick to tell whether the backlash is in the gearing, or the worm to ring gear junction.? Try to have the worm adjusted
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alan137
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Re: Needle bearings and axial play, is this a significant performance problem and how difficult is it to fix?
Alan, First, I never power through motor stalls. In fact,I do not even get them. ?Second, no, can you post a link please. I like the idea a checking the current and will no that. When you are over
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Peter Boreland
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Re: Motors too loud
Alen, As someone who has taken apart their worm/motor assembly dozens of times these past few weeks. I have found that a noisy motor is not a good thing. I worry about what is going on inside the
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Peter Boreland
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Re: How to determine mechanical CWD position?
Why don't you level the tripod first?? My HD tripod has two levels on it, which makes it easy.? Then you use the levels on the mount to get it in the home position and adjust AZ with a viewfinder or
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HenkSB
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Re: How to determine mechanical CWD position?
Let's assume I think the mount is in CWD position, but the DEC axis is actually 3 degrees off. When I start the polar alignment, I adjust the az knob so the pole is somewhat centered.? To make the
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alan137
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Re: Motors too loud
The two transfer gears appear to have a dark grey lube on them.
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alan137
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Re: Motors too loud
I already did that
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alan137
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Re: Motors too loud
What seems to be loud noise when sitting next to mount late at night can be a relative experience. When I get back inside the house and run remotely I can't hear anything, even with the windows open.
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John Kmetz
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?are daily summaries stored long term for future reference, do i need to store said summaries myself
Bob H. here, my primary question does the server, or some other storage modailty required i.e. meaning my own on PC storage capability. Many of these daily summaries are full of need to know data,
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Robert Hancey
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Re: How to determine mechanical CWD position?
On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 09:07 PM, Brian Valente wrote: > > Hi ALan > > >>>This is because I use Sharpcap for polar alignment, and I always start > with adjusting the alt, az knobs to get the scope
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Nick Ambrose
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Re: How to determine mechanical CWD position?
Hi ALan with adjusting the alt, az knobs to get the scope roughly pointing at the pole. you use that after the polar alignment?" Afaik Sharpcap PA routines use platesolving to do its thing
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Brian Valente
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Re: Motors too loud
You might try adjusting the motor position https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqqjz40qAu4 -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com <http://brianvalentephotography.com>
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Brian Valente
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Re: Needle bearings and axial play, is this a significant performance problem and how difficult is it to fix?
Have u seen my long post where I talk about characterizing the DEC backlash with PHD2 guiding assistant? Too tight worm mesh will cause backlash as well, and I suspect you have a too tight worm mesh
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alan137
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Motors too loud
Hello folks, I have a new version of the mount with the tucked motors.? When slewing, they are really loud, like SCREEEEEEEEE! I'm worried it disturbs my neighbors in the middle of the night. Is the
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alan137
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How to determine mechanical CWD position?
Hello, Is there a way to figure out how to set the mount to the CDW position without using the bubble levels?? Since I set the mount on pavement, it's not always perfectly level.? But I do need the
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alan137
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