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paul_schroeder@...
Hi all -
Well, my 600E GTO arrived from AP earlier this week-- it is absolutely gorgeous and very solid. Tonight the skies cleared up nicely, and I had hoped to give it a brief test drive. Alas, I got tripped up by a fairly (very?) mundane problem. Put simply, I couldn't get the 9 pound counterweight to slip over the counterweight shaft. It was _incredibly_ tight. With maximum hand pressure, I couldn't get the shaft more than 1/4 inch into the counterweight. The only conceivable way I could have gotten it in further would be to do some serious banging with a rubber mallet. I didn't feel very comfortable doing this with a brand new mount. As it was, it took both me and my son pulling very hard to get the shaft out of the counterweight (even though it was only 1/4 inch in!). Are the counterweights normally this snug? Is there a break-in period to "loosen" the collar inside the counterweight, or does this sound unusual? I'll call AP on Monday, but if anyone had any suggestions maybe I could try again yet tonight (or tomorrow night). Thanks and best regards, Paul Schroeder
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John Gleason
Paul,
The counterweights should slide on and off easily without any force. Defective! Ha, Roland may have his first recall. Could be many more are too tight. John Gleason, dvj@... http://www.celestialimage.com ---------- From: Paul_Schroeder@...gorgeous and very solid. Tonight the skies cleared up nicely, and I had hoped togive it a brief test drive.pressure, I couldn't get the shaft more than 1/4 inch into the counterweight.some serious banging with a rubber mallet. I didn't feel very comfortabledoing this with a brand new mount. As it was, it took both me and my son pullingvery hard to get the shaft out of the counterweight (even though it was only 1/4inch in!).try again yet tonight (or tomorrow night).
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BKuperinsk@...
In a message dated 3/25/00 11:03:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Paul_Schroeder@... writes: Hi all -pressure, Idoing thisvery hardI also received a new AP mount last week. It was a 900 GTO. The 18 lb. counter wts that I used for a few years with my 900 QMD were also very tight on the new mount's counter wt. shaft but they do slide on with a back and forth rotation. A lite work out with a little grit cloth did the trick. Other than polish the brass surface there is no evidence of my major field modification : ) Good Luck, Bob Kuperinsky
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Rich N. <rnapo@...>
Are you sure you have the set screw backed out all
the way? There is bronze "nose" that "floats" in the hole. I always slide the weight on the shaft with the knob on the weight pointing down so that this floating bronze nose will stay clear of the shaft. Once the weight is on the shaft I rotate the weight so the knob is on top. Maybe there is a little burr in the hole where the bronze nose stick through? Rich Hi all -gorgeous and very solid. Tonight the skies cleared up nicely, and I had hoped togive it a brief test drive.pressure, I couldn't get the shaft more than 1/4 inch into the counterweight.some serious banging with a rubber mallet. I didn't feel very comfortable doingthis with a brand new mount. As it was, it took both me and my son pulling veryhard to get the shaft out of the counterweight (even though it was only 1/4 inch
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