Slack In My RA Drive

[Greg]

I have an EQ 3 mount, the Dec drive is fine but the RA drive has some play in it - not a lot just enough to a bit lazy with the motor.

I have read somewhere that it it possible to strip the drive and re-pack the gears with quality grease and improve things.

A) Has anyone done this?

How hard a job is it?

C) What grease do you use?

D) Sould I give it to someone who knows what they're doing!!!

Thanks

Greg

[FLO]

Hi Greg,

Try the following:

http://www.astronomyboy.com/cg5/

While you are there, check this out too:

http://www.astronomyboy.com/eq/

If you do strip your EQ3 down I'd be pleased to pop over and give you a hand ... I'd like the experience

Steve

[GazOC]

Its a shame they don't make the Ra and DEC motors so they are interchangeable, so if a RA drives goes you can just put the Dec motor on as a quick fix.