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Old 09-03-2008, 12:19 PM
Glenhuon (Bill)
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My old GEM gets an overhaul

The GEM that I got with the 60mm over 20 years ago has had it first overhaul as it was, like me, getting a bit stiff with age
A good clean and regrease, and its working nicely. Then I decided to add an RA drive using the spare EQ5 DEC motor I have. The result is shown below. Not as agricultural as the original effort and considerably lighter. Just tested it over 1 hour with the EQ5 hand controller and it looks to be very close in speed.
( Let it run for 3 hours, spot on the marks, looks like the gearing is the same as an EQ5 )

Bill
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Last edited by Glenhuon; 09-03-2008 at 04:22 PM.
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