21-02-2010, 10:18 PM
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Help - Sticky Dob
Hi All,
I have a ARGO NAVIS connected to my 10" SW Dob, it’s doing great but one major drawback for me seems to be that the mounts ALT and AZ are sticky. Which makes it hard to fine tune the accuracy of the OTA's movement. Which in turn affects the Argo.
I’ve done my research and spoken to some of the older guys in my astro-club and have had a couple of suggestions given to me.
I’ve decided to fix the ALT by replacing the nylon stubs with shielded bearings of the same diameter.
As per this post below:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2841780/page/2/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1'
However I would love some suggestions on fixing the AZ motion.
I have read that "Felt Pads" are good?
Has anyone had any experience with these? I would love to hear your thoughts on this..
Someone also suggested a Lazy Susan to be installed, but I don’t know where to start with installing or even getting the parts for it.
Any other ideas guys?
Really appreciate your advice..
Cheers,
Ash
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