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Zebenelgenubi
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Lost RA Drive on my CGEM 800
#5570007 - 12/13/12 09:42 PM
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I set up my C9.25 this evening only to find the RA drive motor isn't working. No slew,no whiring. The declination drive is fine. I rebalanced the setup and adjusted the clutch without effect. How does one trouble shoot this situation? The mount is only about one year old.
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RTLR 12
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Re: Lost RA Drive on my CGEM 800
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#5570118 - 12/13/12 10:58 PM
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Remove the control panel and swap the connectors on the motors and see if the RA works.
Stan
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Zebenelgenubi
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Re: Lost RA Drive on my CGEM 800
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#5570470 - 12/14/12 08:45 AM
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Stan,
Good idea. I had a chance to look at the symptoms since my initial post. I found that the RA will slew counterclockwise (from Polaris point of view) while straining but will not go clockwise independent of how I balance the mount.
Thanks
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Re: Lost RA Drive on my CGEM 800
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#5570521 - 12/14/12 09:28 AM
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Now that sounds mechanical in nature, rather than electronic. You can try backing off the worm gear adjustment on the RA axis to see if it's a binding problem of the worm gear/ring gear.
Stan
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