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Paul,
Sorry to hear about your issues with the PME, glad you got it sorted at then end.
Although I am not as familiar with the inside of the PME as you Paul, I would probably say that the issues you are having may be to do with the fact that you are either using the wrong grease, or simply just too much of it. It really does not need a lot.
I have had my PME running in Arkaroola since Oct 2011, going from Spring to Summer to Autumn. Upon my last visit in March I inspected the worm gears and grease levels etc and all was good. The mount moved flawlessly and there was certainly no indication the grease was melting away etc. The temperature was in excess of 43 degrees up there on a number of occassions. I was also surprised to see very little dust on the mount.
You are also assuming that the cause of your woes is a dirty sensor due to the grease, given that you had to repeat the process three times without success makes me think there is something else at play here.
Dont discount software causes for this problem, check your software for any limits you may have invoked. Does the problem always occur in the same gear position?
Anyways, good luck and lets hope your last attempt has licked this thing in the butt.
BTW, nice eagle!
Cheers
Mark
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