Re: Mach1 Grease kit were? is it hiding on the site?


Christopher Erickson
 

WARNING TO ALL REGREASERS!

Consider removing any cables going through the mount before regreasing operations. If you forget and spin one of the axes more than 360 degrees, you could damage your cables.

I share this warning from personal experience!


-Christopher Erickson
Observatory engineer
Waikoloa, HI 96738
www.summitkinetics.com
   


On Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 9:36 AM Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io <cytan299=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Hi Ron,
    Thanks for the photos and video. Keep 'em coming :)

cytan

On Friday, June 12, 2020, 01:45:24 PM CDT, Ron Kramer <ronkramer1957@...> wrote:


Gease kit was already SHIPPED today that was fast!   Here is my current steps.  Looks okay, I don't see crud... but I suspect a hair or shaving of metal can bump it.  I have some snaps and a video just disassembled. Grease to come monday UPS.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 1:30 PM Ray Gralak <groups3@...> wrote:
> Is there a way to keep the rotation turning without a HC?  I am holding mouse on APCC pro to watch it turn but

On APCC's rate settings tab you can enter a custom tracking rate which the mount will continue to use until you change it or stop tracking.

-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro
Author of PEMPro V3:  https://www.ccdware.com
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver


> -----Original Message-----
> From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Ron Kramer
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 10:26 AM
> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Mach1 Grease kit were? is it hiding on the site?
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> Great thanks - removed it easily (lock down screws were TIGHT. !!!
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> Is there a way to keep the rotation turning without a HC?  I am holding mouse on APCC pro to watch it turn but
> I'd like to keep it turning. O ordered kit.  will be here likely monday.
> I have a MS kit from amazon here but I read don't use "S" AERO grease.
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> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:24 PM uncarollo2 <chris1011@...> via groups.io
> <chris1011=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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>       The gearbox is easy to grease. Just remove the cover and the pinion gears are exposed. You can clean
> them as often as you wish. The worm teeth are harder to get to.
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>       Rolando
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>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: Keith <keitholsen@...>
>       To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
>       Sent: Fri, Jun 12, 2020 11:10 am
>       Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Mach1 Grease kit were? is it hiding on the site?
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>       Thanks Roland this is great.
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>       Does the grease in the gear box need to be changed as often(or if at all) as the worm and worm wheel
> grease?
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>       Keith
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> Ron Kramer
> https://www.facebook.com/Ron.R.Kramer
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