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Ron,

Is your scope still in warranty?

If not, I'd just open it up and take a look at what's happening. I'd be
willing to guess the spring that holds the worm carriage in place has
either come out or slipped on its side. It's an easy procedure to remove
the carriage and slip the spring back in, if this is the case. Lots of
detailed info on this can be found in the MAPUG Topical Archives on the
excellent Ed Stewart's site at www.mapug.com, under the Dec Axcis, Backlas
and Motor Issues section. Best of all, Ed has put it into .PDF format so
you can download it and view it with Adobe Acrobat. I'm certain you will
find it is nothing very serious, especially as it seems the dec motor is in
working order.

Bob(52 N/1 E)




At 21:23 31/05/01 -0700, you wrote:

>I have an unusual problem that somebody on the users group may be able to
>help me with. I moved to Nevada in December and about a month ago, I tried
>out my trusty old 10" LX200. Everything was shipped by commercial movers in
>a big van and arrived in apparently good condition. There were some marks on
>the outside of the Meade hard case that indicated that some bumps must have
>occurred.
>
>When I set up the scope and try to use the DEC axis motor, all I can get is
>a whirring noise and no motion. It sounds like the motor is working, but the
>gears are not engaging.
>
>Is there something I can do before I send this back to Meade for a repair?
>The mover's insurace I bought is giving me a lot of grief about paying for
>any repairs, even though we bought the "replacement" grade of insurance
>coverage. I don't want it replaced, I would just like them to pay for the
>repairs if indeed the scope is damaged somehow. Any thoughts from the
>newsgroup would be much appreciated. Note that I have lots of tools and am
>not intimidated with taking complicated things apart and making repairs.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Ron

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