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Subject: [M]: LX50 Dec Question
From: Felix Barndt
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Oct 30 21:44:33 1998

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I just bought a brand new 8" LX50 last night. Everything checks out =
except for the dec adjustment. It is pretty stiff! I know the stiffness =
is due to the motor because I pulled off the motor gear and the dec knob =
turns very easily! Then I put the gear back on the motor shaft and tryed =
adjusting the spacing between it and the dec shaft gear. It still turns =
stiff. In fact you need to turn the shaft slowly or the knob will start =
to slip(even with the knob set screw cranked down as tight as it will go =
without stripping the allen head part). Is this normal? It certainly =
wasn't that way on the 10" LX50 I just sold! It too was stiff but not as =
much as this one! If others have run into the problem what is the fix? =
(By the way I am already aquainted with Mike Lee at Meade!).=20

I am an engineer during the day and it really bugs me to pay $1400 for =
something and have to play engineer at home! Ah now I feel better :>). =


Tnx for the help ahead of time.

Felix
San Diego

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LX50 last=20
night. Everything checks out except for the dec adjustment. It is pretty =
stiff!=20
I know the stiffness is due to the motor because I pulled off the motor =
gear and=20
the dec knob turns very easily! Then I put the gear back on the motor =
shaft and=20
tryed adjusting the spacing between it and the dec shaft gear. It still =
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stiff. In fact you need to turn the shaft slowly or the knob will start =
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slip(even with the knob set screw cranked down as tight as it will go =
without=20
stripping the allen head part). Is this normal? It certainly wasn't that =
way on=20
the 10&quot; LX50 I just sold! It too was stiff but not as much as this =
one! If=20
others have run into the problem what is the fix? (By the way I am =
already=20
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feel better :&gt;).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Felix</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>San Diego</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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