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Hello everyone!

I have a GM-8 and posted a philosophical review of it on
www.cloudynights.com. I use it extensively with a 6" Mak/Cassigrain
and 5" Mak/Newtonian.

I really want to lubricate the mount to be smoother. A friend of
mine has a G11 which is smooth as silk - he relubricated his mount
and it does not have any sticking points - even if his clutches are
fairly snug. I would like to have the same smoothness (my mount
tends to stick).

Milton

--- In Losmandy_users@..., "Milton Esquinaldo"
<milton10@u...>
wrote:

Hello everyone!

I have a GM-8 and posted a philosophical review of it on
www.cloudynights.com. I use it extensively with a 6"

Mak/Cassigrain

and 5" Mak/Newtonian.

I really want to lubricate the mount to be smoother. A friend of
mine has a G11 which is smooth as silk - he relubricated his mount
and it does not have any sticking points - even if his clutches are
fairly snug. I would like to have the same smoothness (my mount
tends to stick).

Milton

Milton,

The best thing you can do to make your G11 move more smoothly is to
replace the nylon thrust washers with teflon, or, as in my case, put
thin sheet teflon on either side of the nylon disk. Don't lubricate
it, you'll see tremendous improvement!

Steve

Hi everyone.

I have both a GM8 and a G11. Great mounts at a price point no one is at
right now. I have not done the relube on either but will. Both have the
exact same problem however. The power jack is loose on the electronics. So I
wind up using tape to keep some tension on the power plug. Otherwise it'll
lose power intermittently. You can just wiggle it and it'll go on and off.
Funny that both mounts seem to have the same problem. Anyone solve it short
of sending the whole thing back to Hollywood? Not that it's a big deal, I
live in Orange County, one county south of L.A. However I bought both mounts
second hand and they are long since out of warranty. I'd hate to think the
whole board had to be replaced! <g>

Clear skies,
Jeff

Jeff

I have the same problem with the drive corrector on my GM8. I've
tried to find exact fit plugs, but haven't been successful. That
said, the power out jack fits the plug much better, seems to be wired
in parallel to the in jack and works fine.

-David

--- In Losmandy_users@..., "Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky"
<mrrockets@h...> wrote:

exact same problem however. The power jack is
loose on the electronics. So I wind up using tape
to keep some tension on the power plug.

Does anyone know where I can get "thin sheets of teflon" ? This
sounds just like what I want to do.

Michelle


--- In Losmandy_users@..., "Steve Nightingale"
<snightingale40@h...> wrote:

--- In Losmandy_users@..., "Milton Esquinaldo"
<milton10@u...>
wrote:

Hello everyone!

I have a GM-8 and posted a philosophical review of it on
www.cloudynights.com. I use it extensively with a 6"

Mak/Cassigrain

and 5" Mak/Newtonian.

I really want to lubricate the mount to be smoother. A friend of
mine has a G11 which is smooth as silk - he relubricated his

mount

and it does not have any sticking points - even if his clutches

are

fairly snug. I would like to have the same smoothness (my mount
tends to stick).

Milton

Milton,

The best thing you can do to make your G11 move more smoothly is to
replace the nylon thrust washers with teflon, or, as in my case,

put

thin sheet teflon on either side of the nylon disk. Don't lubricate
it, you'll see tremendous improvement!

Steve

Hello Michelle,

You might try Interstate Plastics at:


They have various thicknesses of teflon sheets available. I haven't
ordered anything from them yet but probably will in the near future.
(Their prices seem reasonable too!).

Regards,
Gary