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Originally Posted by RugbyRene
Well it looks like the play is intentional. This is from the manual:
Note: It is normal to have slight elevation play on the AZ-EQ6 GT mount. The mount depends
on the gravity of its payload and its own weight to stay fi rm. Because of this, it is recommended
to end the elevation adjustment with an upwards movement. Whenever there is an upwards
over-adjustment, lower the elevation first, and then jack the mount upwards again.
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Yeah that's pretty standard to any mount. There are a lot of similar things you do in astro to preload weight and take up backlash. Like focusing a heavy SCT by pushing the mirror upwards for the last tweak or loading the worm east on an EQ mount. That's no different. You push your elevation up against gravity.