1200GTO worm gear thrust washer?
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Mike Shade
The flat washer, the one with two holes on it at the end of the worm shaft (under the little screw on cover) continues to loosen up causing some degree of backlash. It has done it for both RA and DEC. Any ideas how to tighten this properly and prevent it from doing this in the future?
Mike J. Shade: mshade@q.com Mike J. Shade Photography:
In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir Winston Churchill Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning on their lights. Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can it be half a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the southwest Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall... Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
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Roland Christen
Tighten it hand tight (do not apply too much pressure, we use between 10 and 15 inch-Lb.). Then add a drop of superglue on the outside of the threads.
If you ever need to loosen it for any reason, it will be easy to unscrew after applying a bit of acetone to the glue spot.
Rolando
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From: Mike Shade <mshade@q.com> To: main <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2020 3:32 pm Subject: [ap-gto] 1200GTO worm gear thrust washer? The flat washer, the one with
two holes on it at the end of the worm shaft (under the little screw on cover) continues
to loosen up causing some degree of backlash. It has done it for both RA and
DEC. Any ideas how to tighten this properly and prevent it from doing this in
the future?
Mike J. Shade: mshade@q.com
Mike J. Shade Photography:
In War: Resolution
In Defeat: Defiance
In Victory: Magnanimity
In Peace: Goodwill
Sir Winston Churchill
Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning
on their lights.
Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can
it be half
a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the
southwest
Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall...
Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org
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