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Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shaky DEC axis
From: Robert Tiffany
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Oct 13 02:44:37 1995

>-- [ From: Dick Green * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
>
>Hmmm... I've been wondering about this... The OTA on my 8" LX-200 has always
>had a lot of resistance in DEC with the DEC lock loosened. I don't have to
>force it to move, but I do have to push and pull it by the handle. There's

>Has anyone else had this problem? How loose should the OTA be? Should I be
>able to loosen the DEC lock and balance it like a seesaw when I mount the
>CCD? Can Meade comment?
>
>Dick Green

Dick,

My 8 in. LX200 readily unbalanced itself in Dec with the addition of just
one lbs of stuff at the eyepiece -- installing the balance weigth system
took care of that. The tube still has to have a *little* push and pull to
move it even when balanced with the lock loosened.

Robert Tiffany

rtiffany@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us