I don't thin a GEM poses the same risk to the power cable, but I have become very attuned to the nasty creaking noises cables make as they get jammed and stretched between RA and Dec drive motor housings

. Hate that sound!
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Originally Posted by mental4astro
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Well, I've managed to pack the scope and everything into the truck and drive 1/2 an hour out to my dark sky site only to find I didn't pack the tripod!
Sometimes there is just no hope...


Al.