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G11 RA fix (II)


Steve Nightingale
 

Hi everyone,

I'm confused as to where we stand on the undersized shaft issue. In
summary:

1. Is it beneficial to insert a third bearing in the RA axis up near
the pressure plate?

2. Is it relatively easy to insert?

3. Will Scott sell us an additional bearing, and if so, at what cost?

Thanks,

Steve


Bill Faatz
 

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

I'm confused as to where we stand on the undersized shaft issue. In
summary:

1. Is it beneficial to insert a third bearing in the RA axis up
near
the pressure plate?

2. Is it relatively easy to insert?

3. Will Scott sell us an additional bearing, and if so, at what
cost?

Thanks,

Steve
Ditto everything Steve has said, except I need to fix lower dec axis,
RA seems fine.

Bill


James A. Thibert
 

Hi Bill,somewhere's back a few days (wed?) I posted my results.
The 3'rd bearing part numbers were posted too but I am in a different city today so can't get to my paper file to get it for you again.
The 3'rd bearing make a big difference if your is one of the g-11's with the problem.(easy to tell,lock down dec clutch and manually slew dec.If it turns smoothly you don't have the problem...yet.If you feel a shaft movement it's because the slack in the beraings causes the clutch to tighten the axis off centre and in slewing the shaft breaks free and moves back 10 or 15 arcsecs.)
The 3'rd bearing can come in different lengths but I used a 1" long bearing and it made a big difference.

Jimmy

From: "Bill Faatz" <faatz1@...>
Reply-To: Losmandy_users@...
To: Losmandy_users@...
Subject: [Losmandy_users] Re: G11 RA fix (II)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:33:23 -0000

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

I'm confused as to where we stand on the undersized shaft issue. In
summary:

1. Is it beneficial to insert a third bearing in the RA axis up
near
the pressure plate?

2. Is it relatively easy to insert?

3. Will Scott sell us an additional bearing, and if so, at what
cost?

Thanks,

Steve
Ditto everything Steve has said, except I need to fix lower dec axis,
RA seems fine.

Bill





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Bill Faatz
 

--- In Losmandy_users@..., "James A. Thibert" <thibertj@h...>
wrote:
Hi Bill,somewhere's back a few days (wed?) I posted my results.
The 3'rd bearing part numbers were posted too but I am in a
different city
today so can't get to my paper file to get it for you again.
The 3'rd bearing make a big difference if your is one of the g-11's
with the
problem.(easy to tell,lock down dec clutch and manually slew dec.If
it turns
smoothly you don't have the problem...yet.If you feel a shaft
movement it's
because the slack in the beraings causes the clutch to tighten the
axis off
centre and in slewing the shaft breaks free and moves back 10 or 15
arcsecs.)
The 3'rd bearing can come in different lengths but I used a 1" long
bearing
and it made a big difference.

Jimmy
Hi Jimmy

OK, according to your post on sct-user's group #12966, I need bearing
set skf ba2016. Since I don't use digital setting circles, I can seat
the bearings using existing washer set (sans needle thrust bearing)
and
clutch knob. It's as simple as that, right??

Bill


James A. Thibert
 

yes.mine went in 3/4's by hand (very easy,slight pressure no banging)
I might have put it all the way in but I felt using the thick washer and clutch handscrew would seat it better and more accurately.
jimmy


From: "Bill Faatz" <faatz1@...>
Reply-To: Losmandy_users@...
To: Losmandy_users@...
Subject: [Losmandy_users] Re: G11 RA fix (II)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:47:34 -0000

--- In Losmandy_users@..., "James A. Thibert" <thibertj@h...>
wrote:
Hi Bill,somewhere's back a few days (wed?) I posted my results.
The 3'rd bearing part numbers were posted too but I am in a
different city
today so can't get to my paper file to get it for you again.
The 3'rd bearing make a big difference if your is one of the g-11's
with the
problem.(easy to tell,lock down dec clutch and manually slew dec.If
it turns
smoothly you don't have the problem...yet.If you feel a shaft
movement it's
because the slack in the beraings causes the clutch to tighten the
axis off
centre and in slewing the shaft breaks free and moves back 10 or 15
arcsecs.)
The 3'rd bearing can come in different lengths but I used a 1" long
bearing
and it made a big difference.

Jimmy
Hi Jimmy

OK, according to your post on sct-user's group #12966, I need bearing
set skf ba2016. Since I don't use digital setting circles, I can seat
the bearings using existing washer set (sans needle thrust bearing)
and
clutch knob. It's as simple as that, right??

Bill





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