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thefamily90 Phillips
Subject: Dec drive problem
One of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened
to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.
The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
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Am 04.09.2020 um 17:02 schrieb thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...>:
Subject: Dec drive problemOne of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
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Subject: Dec drive problem
One of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.
The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
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Hi Jim,
Remove these 5 screws to remove the gearbox from the mounting plate:
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Subject: Dec drive problem
One of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened
to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.
The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
thefamily90 Phillips
Spoke directly with George and we tested the motor different ways. He told me to be careful as an out of balanced scope will spin when I remove everything. He is getting a work order (?) for me and I will be shipping it in next week.
Thanks everyone!
Jim
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Hi Jim,
Remove these 5 screws to remove the gearbox from the mounting plate:
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Subject: [ap-gto] Dec drive problem
Subject: Dec drive problem
One of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened
to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.
The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
Ben Lutch
I got a few stitches in my head about a year ago from taking the counterweight off a mount that I thought had the clutches secure. Counterweight shaft got me right above the left eyebrow. Oops.
b
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:15 AM thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...> wrote:
Spoke directly with George and we tested the motor different ways. He told me to be careful as an out of balanced scope will spin when I remove everything. He is getting a work order (?) for me and I will be shipping it in next week.
Thanks everyone!
Jim
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Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Dec drive problemHi Jim,
Remove these 5 screws to remove the gearbox from the mounting plate:
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Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2020 10:02 am
Subject: [ap-gto] Dec drive problem
Subject: Dec drive problemOne of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
thefamily90 Phillips
Yeow!
Can’t tell you how many times I have walked into the counterweight shaft in the dark. I was knocked to the ground one time,
but, my hard head saved me.😜
Jim
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I got a few stitches in my head about a year ago from taking the counterweight off a mount that I thought had the clutches secure. Counterweight shaft got me right above the left eyebrow. Oops.
b
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:15 AM thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...> wrote:
Spoke directly with George and we tested the motor different ways. He told me to be careful as an out of balanced scope will spin when I remove everything. He is getting a work order (?) for me and I will be shipping it in next week.
Thanks everyone!
Jim
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Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Dec drive problemHi Jim,
Remove these 5 screws to remove the gearbox from the mounting plate:
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Subject: [ap-gto] Dec drive problem
Subject: Dec drive problemOne of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
Over the years I have developed a habit of putting big fuzzy car washing mitts or neoprene camera pouches over protruding counterweight shafts and such.
I also use glow-in-the-dark tape on all kinds of things in an observatory. Scopestuff.com sells a good GITD tape. You can find various GITD tapes on Amazon too. I use it to trim and define the edges of things. Especially important on steps.
I also prefer to paint observatory floors glossy white, which is a lot safer than flat black. Walls and dome interiors I prefer to make flat black if there is any light pollution in your area.
On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 3:02 AM thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...> wrote:
Yeow!
Can’t tell you how many times I have walked into the counterweight shaft in the dark. I was knocked to the ground one time, but, my hard head saved me.😜
Jim
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From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Ben Lutch <procyon@...>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 9:23:33 PM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Dec drive problem
I got a few stitches in my head about a year ago from taking the counterweight off a mount that I thought had the clutches secure. Counterweight shaft got me right above the left eyebrow. Oops.b
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:15 AM thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...> wrote:
Spoke directly with George and we tested the motor different ways. He told me to be careful as an out of balanced scope will spin when I remove everything. He is getting a work order (?) for me and I will be shipping it in next week.
Thanks everyone!
Jim
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of uncarollo2 <chris1011@...> via groups.io <chris1011=aol.com@groups.io>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:05 AM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Dec drive problemHi Jim,
Remove these 5 screws to remove the gearbox from the mounting plate:
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From: thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2020 10:02 am
Subject: [ap-gto] Dec drive problem
Subject: Dec drive problemOne of my older AP 1200 go to mounts has a problem. The deck drive does not work properly. When I use the keypad to move the mount north or south there is just a jerky movement or, the telescope starts going around in a circle nonstop. This happened to a previous mount of mine years ago and George at AP was able to fix/replace it. I cannot recall which screws/bolts to remove to remove the drive. I will also have to get a work order number as well. Here is a pic. Thanks for any help.The mount is at my farm and I will only be here until Monday so I need to get the drive off so I can ship it when I get back home.
Thanks,
Jim
