[thunderchildobs]

I had my 10inch lx200 classic under a dark sky for the first time in 4 four months when a dec runaway occured. Normally the problem goes away by turning off the scope and reinserting and wiggling the dec cable. After a powering up again, the runway continued. This time I noticed the power meter on the control panel was maxing out. I repeat the process again, this time nothing happened. After a lot of panicking, i discover the fuse was blown. 5 fuses later the problem seemed to be the dec motor.

I have replaced the dec motor with one from a meade service pack I had previously aquired. Problem sovled.

Is it possible / worth to have the old dec motor repaired without buying another service pack?

Also, the old dec motor worm gear is covered in grease, do i need to grease the new worm gear? If so, what grease should I use?

Brendan