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In an effort to clarify something I mentioned in Mike's thread saying I was going to remove the roof of the observatory if things could not be fixed...I have received private messages about this so I expect it is best explaining myself here rather than run on in Mike's thread with my issues...
I know I have been talking about stuff going wrong but the roof is the most concerning...before the back and radiation treatments..and that last particular night where everything was playing up.. up to that point the roof worked as well as one could wish...and I added it's own inverter all was great..
However when things went wrong and some weeks passed before I could really put it thru a sequences to establish its performance and then only to find the gears were well away from the track...why why why?...
Maybe the roof " sunk" given the minimum support near the appex, maybe the building is sinking..footings are on soil etc near a dam..there has been wind, leaving it "unexercised" which does not give opportunity for guide wheels to " adjust" things..if the roof sags moving should have the effect of pulling things straight again...
So we have been trying to brace everything that moves..so the motor mount stand is attached to the door frame with steel braces,..so when the motor engages that initial kick is now dampened...stuff like that...we are adding cables to the raffters in an effort to add additional bracing to the roof..when all this has been attended to I hope to find the roof has moved and back to where engaging the gear and track is before us....
My comments about pulling the roof off has to do with two aspects that I think are at play...the roof removal would go hand in hand with turning the motor upside down to leave room for additional bracing...but the main issue would be to make it square..it must be square but we have avoided facing that fact..for Good reason.. .it will be a very big task..being slack should not be an option but well...you know.
Now I have said if I can not fix it in a couple of days off comes the roof..it may take me more time than that but the point is having completed all the intended fixes and if we still have an issue and it wont work well then for me it will be a full attack to make everything square and perfect..off comes the roof.. and what a Big deal..moving all the stronomy gear into the van and I will probably have to sleep in the 4wd...no kidding...a huge undertaking.
OK and I ordered the new Askar 130 as I am not going to let this small issue slow me down...radiology report tomorrow, steroids over on Saturday,...so I have no time to waste
Alex
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