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Originally Posted by Tandum
Warning ...
If the scope is pointing west, be careful how far you engage the dec clutch lever. If you lower it too far and then go east it will foul on the motor/worm box.
Really horrible noises come out of it.
This is another design fault.
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I'd agree with you there. I had to go and have a play though as it has been slewing without a hitch for me. I can't clamp mine down that far - maybe yours needs adjusting (Not an excuse - it should never be possible to hit). And dont forget that they only need to be lightly clamped, its better to let them slip in the event of tube strike or cable snag and with encoders you don't loose the alignment.
I had rather hoped that they programmed it like the Servocat on my dob which stops if the motors are turning but the encoders are not changing. I guess I'll have to tell them about that one...