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Re: [APML] Setting up GP-DX mount
At 15:40 05/08/02 -0700, you wrote:
The lighter the mount, the more important is good
balance. I assume the GP-DX is
relatively light weight.
Bert,It weighs ~36 lbs. and will hold ~22 lbs(10Kg),so i guess i will be
investing in a counterweight. I also have a roll of quite beefy lead
"tape" which i think could make a good substitute,if i can find
a way to secure it to the "weight shaft".
Probably a dumb question ...but does the max weight rating of a mount
also include the contribution of weight from a counterweight?
If your current setup permits the two screws to meet in
the middle, you're missing
the fixed, tripod-mounted peg or block, which should be
sticking up between the two screws.
Hope this
helps....
Yes,thanks!! This explains why i have not been able to understand the
mechanism... It looks like part of the mount has not been included... I
can see from the diagrams/pics in the instruction manual that there is
another part at the base of the mount which i do not have - everything is
labeled in the diagram,with the name of the part EXEPT the part at the
base:) There is also no check-list of the parts which should be included
in the package so i can't see if the part is meant to be there or not. I
will ring Orion Optics and see if they can help!
I think i should be ok now if i can get the missing part! Thanks again
for the help Bert,
Leo
PS. One further question if i may...
I attached the drives earlier,but on the RA motor could not get the two
gear weals to sit exactly flush with each other...i was reluctant to
apply any more force than i had to for fear of breaking/bending something
when i was sliding the weal on to the RA "Decl. slow-motion control
shaft" and the teeth on the drive shaft already had about 3/4 of
their surface area in contact with each other ...would this result in
more tracking error? Should the teeth be meshing "perfectly"
together?