Are you loosening off the opposing bolt enough when tightening.? Just asking. Also when you are raising the altitude you are lifting the weight of the assembly and so you can assist by taking some of the weight off with the other hand.
I can’t see what would be wrong with some very light lubrication on the bolts.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RugbyRene
So I went to Bintel and can't have it serviced until the first week of Feb as Don is snowed under at the moment. That's fine. I'll wait.
Until then I have another question. When I'm polar aligning and adjusting the altitude bolt, it is really stiff to turn which makes fine adjustments very hard (I end up over-shooting as I need to apply additional force). When I take the load off the bolt moves smoothly. I weighed my scope and it comes in at 12kg, well inside the upper load limit of the mount which is 20kg.
Could I apply some lubricant to aid in making it easier to turn?
Rene
|