Tom,

Alan's suggestion is a good one and may do the trick. If not, it sure sounds like some sort of foreign object might be lodged in the grease on the RA gears. There have been reports of machining chips and other trash stuck in the grease from the factory. There are lots of instructions in the www.MAPUG.com archives about cleaning and regreasing. If you have trouble finding them, let us know.

Another problem might be some sort of serious issue with the gears. Others more knowledgeable than I might be able to chime in here. If you bought the scope sans cables, hand paddle, etc. (which is unusual to say the least) it may be an indication that the scope was abused.

Good luck!




> > Similar results occur in GOTO mode, where the Dec moves fine but the
> > RA will move to the same approximate location and bog down and then
> > stop.
> > Any thoughts, comments or help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Try this: with power off, lightly engage the lock, swivel the axis
> around several times back and forth. Do this to the Dec axis also. This
> will distribute the grease (hopefully there is some) more evenly.
>
> This may not help if you have a more severe problem, still this is
> something that should be done every 2-3 months or so. Give us an update
> when a solution is found.
>
> Alan
>
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