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Meade LX75 mount sloppy

Started by metricman, 03/07/2007 12:53AM
Posted 03/07/2007 12:53AM Opening Post
Hello, I just received a new Meade AR6 on the LX75 mount. I am please with the purchase for the price but there seems to be too much slop in the RA axis. Has anyone had this issue and if so, is there a way to tighten that up a bit ?
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Mike
Posted 03/07/2007 01:20AM #1
My LXD650 also had a bit of play and I was able to adjust it out with the worm gear pre load. Not sure if the LX series is like it though.

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Posted 03/09/2007 06:53PM #2
The worm gear is adjustable; you just have to be careful not to get is so tight that there's binding on one part of the revolution.

Generally speaking, a little slop won't hurt.

If you feel the need to make adjustments, you might want to check into the Yahoogroups LXD75 group.

Otherwise, the astronomyboy.com instructions for improving a CG5 mount provide a good general guide to the mostly similar LXD75.

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