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Sry Sandy I just saw your previous question. Sry about the tomes but its hard to describe in minimal words. You prompted me to go and have alook at my HEQ5 and I am more confused now than ever. The counterweight bar is bassically independent but is connected to the housing of the dec axis. Forget what i said regarding motor binding however not regarding flxure.
I would have to pull it apart but it appears that the scope sits in the dovetail mounting plate which goes through some sort of bearing (I hope) in the dec housing and the dec gear must be on the inside of the housing behind the bearing. A mech guy would know the correct words but I hope that bearing is fixed (or the other end of the shaft is fixed)and not in a situation that allows any rotation out of the plane of the bearing - if so what i said before applys - the more weight I put on the saddle plate the more I would force the gear into (or out of?) the worm. It couldnt be a simple pivot through the bearing could it?
Anyway I am going to shut up and see if anyone knows the mechanics of whats is going on behind that bearing.
Bolts
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