Rick72

Thanks for getting back with me so quickly. The mount was a Orion SkyView Deluxe. Humidity in the basement is 50% or lower. I have an 8" reflector on an equatorial mount that has been in the basement and it works fine. I tried penetrating oil in some of the holes made by taking out the motion locking screws but it didn't help. Couldn't figure out how to dismantle unit. Haven't bought a new mount yet. Looking at an Orion AstroView but haven't made up my mind yet. Just want to know some tricks to prevent the same from happening again. Thanks again

Last year I used my telescope on a very cold night. I brought it indoors and let it sit in my living room for a few days and then moved it to my basement. When I got it out this year to use it my equatorial mount was frozen. I tried using penetrating oil to loosen it but nothing I did worked. So I had to but a new mount. How do I keep this from happening again?