AVX mount will not move in DEC

[SteveK]

At 72 I am new to “stargazing “ and find it challenging and rewarding.  The seeing conditions here in MN are not the best primarily due to  weather. So my learning experiences outside are not many.

That being said, my refractor and AVX mount are ready for year two of rewarding experiences.

My last session didn’t go well, and caused some concern. While I was finishing my  two star alignment, the  DEC axis misbehaved.

It resulted in a situation where I could not relieve the tension on the axis. I disassembled it  to where it calls for loosening the two set screws  via the access holes and undo the nut.

Here is my problem.

The set screws  are misaligned from the access holes, so proceeding any further would be futile. I thought about drilling two new access holes but I ‘m hoping that someone in the lounge could be of assistance

I called HPS last week and then e mailed their tech rep Toby. He will explain the situation,           (   including my video ) to  Celestron . If they feel that they should not honor my  ( 11 / 18 ) warranty for this issue,  because I made a gallant and professional attempt to fix this situation myself, so be it. 
 

 

Hoping for the best

Clear skies!

 

 

 

[knobby]

Loads of useful info / pics here

http://rocketsparrow.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-i-made-better-celestron-avx.html?m=1

Followed it to repair mine.

Before you go too deep I seem to recall having 3 set screws ?