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Old 24-06-2015, 08:17 PM
DannyV (Danny)
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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CGEM EX RE-Hypertuning

Hi,
Over a year ago, I Hyper-tuned my mount, and used the 'Supergrease' that was recommended in the video. In February this year I heard noises similar to those you're describing and decided to pull it apart and have a look.

It turned out that there was no grease in the sealed ceramic bearings that had been supplied as additions to the kit, and no grease in the bearings that I had packed myself (and coming from a farming background, I know how to pack bearings).

The hot days had simply melted the grease away, even though my telescope is in a protected dome with a ducted air conditioner feed from my room.

I repeated the Hyper-tuning with high quality local bearings, and high temperature grease. The mount works beautifully now.
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