At 19:39 11/03/98 -0500, you wrote:
>A post script to the group.
>
>I own an LX50 and can attest that Jordan Blessing's fix kit is spectacular
>in the performance enhancement it gives to the DEC. motor. For the first
>time my dec motor works as smooth as the RA motor. Very rarely do I notice
>differential speeds when making adjustments. I hope it does not have any
>adverse effects on the life of the motor, because for me I will continue to
>use it until my motor burns out. The only bad thing I can say about the
>kit is that it makes manual adjustments of the Dec axis very difficult. I
>do not manually adjust the dec axis many times so this does not concern me.
>

I too have Jordan's Dec Fix Kit and agree that it really is excellent.

If you loosen the nut on the large gear end of the motor shaft *very*
slightly, you will find that this will act as a clutch. You can then turn
the Dec axis by hand without the gears and motor turning but the motor will
still drive the Dec axis.

I believe that this actually was designed as a clutch by Meade since it
uses the same parts as the clutch on the Meade electric focusser and is
adjusted in exactly the same way. Another little goodie not in the Manual!

Regards,

Nigel
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