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WarrenS
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Reged: 03/04/08
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Loc: Hudson Valley New York
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Re: New Atlas EQ-G Making Funny Noises (Sound File
05/22/08 05:29 PM
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Hi DD, My 6 month old Atlas ocasionally makes the same "coffee grinder" noise, usually at the end of a slew. Sometimes it seems to do it more often, sometimes less. I seem to hear it less often when I've done a better job balancing the load, although I haven't specifically made notes of when it's noisy and when it isn't.
The past several times out it seemed rather quiet. I got the mount in late December when the temperature was in the teens and the mount was very quiet then so I couldn't say it's necessarily temperature related.
My opinion would be to use it often (weather permitting)over the next several weeks making sure the load's balanced and see what happens. JMHO
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Warren
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Atlas EQ-G
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