Are you sure it's not moving? The dec offset of Polaris from the pole is
very small, only about 3/4 of a degree. So it uses slow speed and may not
be obvious, and motor noise may not be very audible (especially with the new
dec bearings!) Watch the dec fine adjust knob and see if it turns.
-John


>
>Let me rephrase my question after not getting a single response the first
>time. After reassembling my 12"LX200 after a Dec. bearing mode, I'm having
>a problem with the Dec. motor. When I do a 2 star polar alignment, on the
>first step when the scope is to point to Polaris, only the RA motor
>operates. So I use the keypad to point the Dec. circle to 90 degrees and
>use the Superwedge adjusters to put Polaris in the cross hairs. When the
>second step is initiated, pointing to a bright star above the equator, the
>scope slews fine. I tweak the buttons, center the star, and hit enter. The
>rest of the evening I can go from object to object using "Go To" with out a
>hitch. It's just the first Polaris step when the Dec. motor never moves.
>Please any ideas would be appreciated.
>
>
>

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